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Title: Wheel Building Question
Post by: hooga1975 on March 02, 2010, 09:27 PM

I want to respoke some wheels as they are a bit tatty.  Can I remove and replace a few spokes at a time, or does the wheel have to be completely striped down and be rebuilt?

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: RATTY on March 02, 2010, 10:37 PM

Should be fine Lee, as long as you can get the spokes out, and in again

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: Zippy on March 03, 2010, 12:20 AM

If it's a back wheel please remember to take the freewheel off first if you delace the wheel completely.

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: wildon on March 03, 2010, 04:38 PM

Quote from: Zippy on March 03, 2010, 12:20 AM

If it's a back wheel please remember to take the freewheel off first if you delace the wheel completely.

Top tip  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: stevochb on March 03, 2010, 10:37 PM

If it is just a couple off knackered spokes it should be ok if not strip them and start again. The strength in the wheel is in the way the spokes are sprung together, if that makes any sense.

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: hooga1975 on March 04, 2010, 07:50 AM

Ive never built a wheel before, but I think I will give it a go.  Whats the worst that can happen?? :2funny:

Title: Re: Wheel Building Question
Post by: wildon on March 04, 2010, 08:44 AM

Quote from: hooga75 on March 04, 2010, 07:50 AM

Ive never built a wheel before, but I think I will give it a go.  Whats the worst that can happen?? :2funny:

You scratch the rims to bits with the spokes..  ;D
nah, you'll be surprised how easy it is  8)