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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dwain dibbly on January 13, 2008, 08:00 PM

Title: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: dwain dibbly on January 13, 2008, 08:00 PM: ive just finishing lacing some
24" ukai's ive followed "stidds how to"
and they seemed to be correct.
all the spokes are tight bar 3 of them??
they are as tight as i can get them but
they are still loose??
any ideas?
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: crazycraig on January 13, 2008, 08:01 PM: i reck your shit at wheel building ??? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: MartyC on January 13, 2008, 08:05 PM: What number of crosses have you gone for? Maybe you have one done a three cross but with spoke lengths for a 4 cross pattern :-\.
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: dwain dibbly on January 13, 2008, 08:11 PM: Quote from: MartyC on January 13, 2008, 08:05 PM
What number of crosses have you gone for? Maybe you have one done a three cross but with spoke lengths for a 4 cross pattern :-\.
ive done 4 cross :)
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: dwain dibbly on January 13, 2008, 08:11 PM: Quote from: CRAZYCRAIG on January 13, 2008, 08:01 PM
i reck your shit at wheel building ??? :LolLolLolLol:
think your probably right :2funny:
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: crazycraig on January 13, 2008, 08:14 PM: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: Steve P on January 13, 2008, 09:19 PM: It's possible you've got 3 spokes that are slightly longer than the rest ... mispicked by your supplier perhaps ::)

Steve
Title: Re: WHEEL LACING??
Post by: billstup on January 13, 2008, 09:28 PM: I had the same thing the other week when lacing a cassette hub in to my rear 242 cruiser wheel, and the problem was that the 3 spokes were laced in to the wrong holes on the rim :idiot2: