Pros/Cons of building your wheels
09-07-07, 08:02 PM
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Pros/Cons of building your wheels
hey, im doing a build, and im considering building the wheels. what are some pros and cons of doing so? and can anyone give me an estimate of the cost to have then built? or should i do it and have a shop check it over? (Sheldon Brown has a thing on building your wheels)
09-07-07, 08:23 PM
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Defenitely have a shop look at it, get the right stuff (Chris King hubs are really the best way to go) and make it as true as possible. I'd have a shop do it, but that's just me being lazy.
09-07-07, 08:26 PM
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ya, i like playing with stuff, so putting spokes in and having a shop thighten them to keep the rim true is what id do. but in the end, what usually costs more, building as usual?
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good point, if i build one, i think ill leave it to the shop
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and almost everything on a bike spins, wheels, chain, deraileur (the cogs in it), bars, disc's, pretty much you should spend atleast $2000 on a bike 
09-07-07, 08:36 PM
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Anybody can build a wheel, not everyone can do it correctly. Wheel building is a great skill to have. Get a book for doing the build, try to get Zinn and the Art of MTB Maitenance or do a search on google for wheel building instructions.
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lol, ok, but do bars still count? it hurts when they fall off.
and im asking for the Park Tool Big Blue Book of Bike Repair for christmas, i think that should cover me.
and im asking for the Park Tool Big Blue Book of Bike Repair for christmas, i think that should cover me.
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hey, im doing a build, and im considering building the wheels. what are some pros and cons of doing so? and can anyone give me an estimate of the cost to have then built? or should i do it and have a shop check it over? (Sheldon Brown has a thing on building your wheels)
https://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuilding
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I have had STX hubs and now I have Hope Hubs...the Hope hubs are better.
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thanks, i definitly want pre-bent, but ill decide when i find out if anyone will hire me.
