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Al
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Wheel building

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I've decided for a new year project I'm going to teach myself to build a wheel.

I know there is an ebook / pdf guide that lots of people recommend. Can anyone point me to it please?

I'd also like a recommendation for calculating spoke length if anyone has a good one they use.

Cheers
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JackT
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Re: Wheel building

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There are a few out there. Roger Musson's seems to be most frequently recommended: https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php
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Yes I used munsons book ( good and still have a print out as a reference ) but I suspect you can get a decent guide walk through via you tube / the internet these days

It's just about being patient and methodical.
Al
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JackT wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:04 pm There are a few out there. Roger Musson's seems to be most frequently recommended: https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php
Yep. That's the one I was thinking of. Cheers
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I use Rogers book
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If you pm me an email address I'll send you the spreadsheet I've got that calculates spoke lengths - lifted from Sheldon Browns site
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I've just used Sheldon brown website, a great resource.

Very satisfying
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PaulE
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Sheldon brown website, DT swiss spoke length calculator and (for BMX wheels, but worth a read if you can find it) the G-sport wheel building page were what I used to start from
https://www.gsport.co.uk/custom/wheel_build/wheels.html
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I read this a few years ago on recommendation from a friend who builds his own wheels. The lacing part I found interesting...I just never knew : )

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/733 ... ycle_Wheel

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