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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Flaz on February 09, 2006, 09:12 PM

Title: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: Flaz on February 09, 2006, 09:12 PM

pound for pound taking all things into consideration price time and effort is it worth building your own wheels???

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: theRuler on February 09, 2006, 09:14 PM

i like building them

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: Steve P on February 09, 2006, 09:14 PM

Go for building your own if you can . . . much cheaper ;)

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: motomagII on February 09, 2006, 09:20 PM

build them yourself .youll get more satisfaction from doing them and you will be proud of them everytime you ride

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: theRuler on February 09, 2006, 09:21 PM

i build mine with a performance bend (tm)

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: Flaz on February 09, 2006, 09:35 PM

Quote from: theRuler on February 09, 2006, 09:21 PM

i build mine with a performance bend (tm)

i bet mine would have a swerve in them aswell

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: Flaz on February 09, 2006, 09:36 PM

how much cheaper???

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: stidds on February 09, 2006, 09:54 PM

Quote from: Flaz on February 09, 2006, 09:36 PM

how much cheaper???

My local bike shop charges £20 per wheel not including spokes or nipples, that is just the build charge. 

My 1st wheel build took 40 mins per wheel, now I can lace one in about 5 mins.  And the sense of satisfaction is immense.  Once you learn to lace your own wheels you will wonder why you never learnt earlier.

Study my wheel build how to and then go for it.

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: Rombloke on February 09, 2006, 10:26 PM

i always build my own tuffs.....special spoke key needed

Dave

Title: Re: wheel builds or ready made
Post by: NICKYSPLENDID on February 09, 2006, 10:29 PM

 :LolLolLolLol: now that'd be realllllly impressive. in fact i dare one of you to make your own tuff.

Do think that lacing my own shoes is a good starting point for learing this art?