Request for spoke adjusting tutorial

[forrestunifreak]

Hello,

Could someone write up a 'tutorial' on spoke tensioning/adjusting, wheel truing, and maybe (gasp) wheel building/lacing?


Thanks,
Forrest

[James_Potter]

yeah, I'm really interested in all that stuff too....an article on it would be GREAT. I saw a site on it once actually, J_C linked to it, I'll look for it....

merci.

[James_Potter]

OOOOH found it!!
http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html
and also found a thread by ObieOne that is very, very useful.
http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29592

[Fuego]

yeah, a good tutorial on here would be great. I vote for one too.

[loosejello]

I built my very first wheel a few weeks back, for my muni, and after I got the proper length spokes(UDC sent ones that were too short), the wheelbuild went very smoothly and easily, following Sheldon Brown's tutorial.

[UniTyler]

Yea, I vote for one. That'd be nice for LBSless peoples.

[Evan Byrne]

Yep

[Chrashing]

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[Chrashing]

Wow, I just followed Seldon Brown's tensioning and truing instructions and straighted my Sun 28" wheel. One multi-size spoke wrench $9, plus 15 minutes time, done. Wonderful. I was lucky and it seems to have worked out well.

I figured I had nothing to lose giving it a try myself before leaving the uni at the LBS for them to fix for $20.

I am surprised the lateral bend which seemed localized to about 40 degrees of the rim came out so well. Had 8-9 mm offset, now the wheel is within 1-2mm. I expect it was very easy because the rim is aluminum and would have been more difficult with a steel rim.