Daniel Gray Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hey forum Currantly building up a new rear wheel, now i have built it up and taken it appart twice hahaa, this mainly down to me being a pleb and not reading properly but also spoke lengths. Now i have not changed rims its a try-all on pro 2 and all i have done is brought a new rim. I know u have to have short spokes on the drive side. BUT because its a disk hub also, are all the spokes the same size? lol thanks lads Dan x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 All spokes are the same size???? Should be anyway!! how are you lacing it :S:S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I think the flanges are identical on the pro2, so all the spokes should be the same length here's a wheelbuilding guide I made for a bmx, it's for 3cross but the principal is exactly the same. If you follow this you won't go far wrong! link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Gray Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) Right so all the spokes should be the same size? because the flanges are the same?. oh and thanks Sam Doman, i got two books hahaa . i think i will have another look tomo . on that note, Sam thats an awsome little guide ha. Edited June 12, 2008 by Daniel Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 why dont you measure up the hub and the rim and use the dt swiss calculator, or if you're feeling lazy ask tarty what length spokes you should have. i dont think the spoke lengths will be the same as the wheel will be dished so its central in the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Flanges on the ProIIs are ever so slightly different. Like, 2mm or something? from what I remember. Look at where the holes are place on the flange, I'm sure thr drive side ones are further down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Pro II's are designed to build into dishless wheels (same length spokes both sides) Taking the ERD from Tartybikes of 542mm, building 3x and 32h will need 262mm spokes all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Gray Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Pro II's are designed to build into dishless wheels (same length spokes both sides) Taking the ERD from Tartybikes of 542mm, building 3x and 32h will need 262mm spokes all round Thanks you man, so the spokes (sapin) should work fine, i think im just lacing it up wrong i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 When I first built a wheel, I thought I must be doing something wrong as the spokes seemed uneven lengths/tension I debuilt and rebuilt it about 3 times, before just going ahead anyway, and it turned out I had been doing it right every time Often if you just keep going, get it laced and bring the tension even all round, things will work out better than you might at first think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzus11 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Just go at it systematically. Start at the "key spoke" closest to the right of the valve hole. Have one of the web guides handy as you do it to, they are all very similar. I followed This Guide and it worked out well, and This page for the spoke lengths. Have faith in yourself and you should be good, are you using new spokes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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