how to build a wheel ?

Unicycles and Equipment
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i have been riding my trek 1000 road bike for aboot a year now and i feel
the wheels need to be rebuilt if you know how this is done ,with weight in
mind (80 kgs) etc

thanks richard south africa

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> -----Original Message----- From: owner-unicycling@winternet.com
> [mailto:owner-unicycling@winternet.com]On Behalf Of tandys Sent: 04 May
> 2001 21:37 To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: how to build a wheel ?
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> i have been riding my trek 1000 road bike for aboot a year now and i
> feel the wheels need to be rebuilt if you know how this is done ,with
> weight in mind (80 kgs) etc
>

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

Beware however. Building wheels is not something that can be done well
simply by reading a set of instructions.

It takes time and patience. You will probably have to build a good few
wheels before you can realkly start to feel confident with it.

Having a good spoke key is essential and a good wheel building jig helps
enormously although wheels can be built well in the bike frame.

jon.

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I have had the same problems too I found several web pages that gave me
all I needed to know. Unfortunately I did not save the pages for future
use… But I thought I’d let you know they are there. I printed out the
pages and successfully built my new wheel. :slight_smile:

you need to know how many crosses you will need to get the spoke to fit
correctly into the wheel from the hub I did this by the old trial and
error method and if you stick with it you will get a nice sound from the
spoke as you tap it… Good luck M.