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Wheel Building - How Much ?

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kdw712:
ballpark figure £20 - 30 per wheel

that should be built and trued

if you buy all the bits new from places like alans or cyclesport  they will do it for minimal cost

always worth having ago first esp if its not a rider

brass monkey!:
That adds quite a bit to the cost of the wheels, so i guess it makes sence to buy wheels complete/built unless you build em yourself?

Interesting....

LucyLastic:
I'm going to have a go at building my own wheel, I'm just going to copy the other already built wheel I have.  I was told to take particular attention with the spokes around the valve.  I'll take it to a shop to be trued.

Bigplinky:
I started building wheels from a thread like Stidds a couple of years ago and got a bit confused so I copied an existing wheel for my first pair then after a couple of pairs and lots of mistakes I reread the thread and suddenly it all made sense. Takes me about 2 1/2 hours to build and true a wheel now and i think I've probably done 15 - 20 pairs.

I used Sheldon Browns guide, might be useful to read his and Stidds together where one seems vague the other might give you a clue.

Andy

davemac1974:
This is a good shout, as I'm having a similar dillemma myself. I'm not phased about having a go at building the wheels myself, but whether it would be cheaper to buy all components from Alans/Vertego and let them do it?

I'm after some 20"x1.50/1.75 chrome wheels for my F1 build, and Biagio has some Araya's on the Bay for around £120 already built.

What d'ya think?  :-\

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