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Offline ED209

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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #25 on: September 07, 2013, 01:40 PM »
Just tired and hungry Ed, and needed my nappy changing!!!

you only had to ask  8)
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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2013, 12:19 AM »
I got a wheel like that at my mums - might not be the same twist pattern - but will get a picture up soon  ;)
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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2013, 09:45 PM »
first go at the twisted build  :)

First go at some twisted spoke WAL wheels

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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2013, 10:01 PM »
looking good ed, 8)
 were the spokes you used the right length ?

I used 189s Gary ... should have been 184s for a normal build... I think they might be too long but I'll find out when I true it up ... not doing the other till I'm satisfied  :)
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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2013, 11:31 PM »
Looking sweet Ed!  :4_17_5:

Interested to see how you get on with the spoke length, are you gonna start at the valve hole and do single turns on each nip to start with?

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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2013, 04:03 PM »
No, they look horrible  :-\
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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2013, 06:23 PM »
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Re: Wilkerson twisted spoke wheel build
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2013, 11:01 PM »
They look cool Ed (in a '90's way)  :daumenhoch: Cyclesport did Me some wheels like that way back when, I didn't have them long but I'm sure that the spokes came loose a lot & they made funny noises!
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