PeanuckleJive Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) because they didnt have something or watever I hate it when I try to build a wheel and I don't have the something or the whatever Edit: also, Team built hundreds of wheels, none of which were bike wheels, represent!? Edited April 22, 2010 by PeanuckleJive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I hate it when I try to build a wheel and I don't have the something or the whatever Edit: also, Team built hundreds of wheels, none of which were bike wheels, represent!? no bike wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 no bike wheels? all vintage car wire wheels, building my first ever bike wheel today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I didn't build my first wheel till last yearish, maybe year before and I really wish I had learned at 13, it's a piece o piss and would have saved me heaps of money over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Pro Tip: If you don't want to build your own wheel, you can often just lace it up then get a bit of tension on it, then take it to a bikeshop to true it. It'll almost always be significantly less £'s to get it trued than built from scratch, so if you don't want to build your own, you can still save a bit of £'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Pro Tip: If you don't want to build your own wheel, you can often just lace it up then get a bit of tension on it, then take it to a bikeshop to true it. It'll almost always be significantly less £'s to get it trued than built from scratch, so if you don't want to build your own, you can still save a bit of £'s. good tip i am going to head over to the wiki just now and have a looksy see what i can do later on my dad says that we can have a crack at it together couple of questions: whats a wheel true do i need one? whats a spoke key? do i need one ? can i just unsrew the spokes with a flathead? the few i have taken a few spokes out and they seem abit bent will they striaghten up when i tighten it back up after re-building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 A 'wheel true' is just the name for straightening a wheel. That's known as 'trueing' the wheel, so a 'wheel true' service is... well... you get the point. A spoke key is the tool that sits on the flat sections of the nipples and allows you to turn the spokes. They can put a lot more power into the nipple than just using a screwdriver, which won't be able to get you up to the correct tension in most cases. If you're going to build it yourself, you'll need one. Spokes, when they've been in a wheel, will have a slight kink where they come out of the hub and cross some spokes. They will straighten slightly when you get them under the proper tension, but if you're re-building a different wheel they may well be the wrong length. They'll also usually work out as being slightly weaker due to the way spokes work harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 A 'wheel true' is just the name for straightening a wheel. That's known as 'trueing' the wheel, so a 'wheel true' service is... well... you get the point. A spoke key is the tool that sits on the flat sections of the nipples and allows you to turn the spokes. They can put a lot more power into the nipple than just using a screwdriver, which won't be able to get you up to the correct tension in most cases. If you're going to build it yourself, you'll need one. Spokes, when they've been in a wheel, will have a slight kink where they come out of the hub and cross some spokes. They will straighten slightly when you get them under the proper tension, but if you're re-building a different wheel they may well be the wrong length. They'll also usually work out as being slightly weaker due to the way spokes work harden. ok thanks will get a hold of a spoke key and give it a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 represeting the 16 year old first wheel build, get in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I know how to do pretty much build anything on my trials bike apart from how to build a wheel. I don't really have any interest in learning either. That's what Tartybikes is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted April 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 I know how to do pretty much build anything on my trials bike apart from how to build a wheel. I don't really have any interest in learning either. That's what Tartybikes is for. do you shit money or something if so i would like 2 clean your toilet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 do you shit money or something if so i would like 2 clean your toilet It doesnt cost much really. its a long job and a lot of effort (not saying its hard but takes concentration) Id happily pay Adam (or whoever does it now) to build me a wheel ( I have infact in the past ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 i built my first wheel in december last year without a clue what i was doing, just copyied my front wheel pattern and its still going strong today. will never send my wheels off to be built again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 hardly shitting money to shell out £10-£15 quid for a good service. i usually build my own but it takes me far to long to justify it now i have a job that pays ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 good tip i am going to head over to the wiki just now and have a looksy see what i can do later on my dad says that we can have a crack at it together couple of questions: whats a wheel true do i need one? whats a spoke key? do i need one ? can i just unsrew the spokes with a flathead? the few i have taken a few spokes out and they seem abit bent will they striaghten up when i tighten it back up after re-building? A wheel true is if you have a buckled wheel, you can true it to make it un-buckled. you will need a spoke key if you are putting new spokes in you are better using a spoke key than a flathead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Team I've only built three wheels. Trike? wheels are simple, as everyone has said, have a bash yourself! If it goes tit's up you can still take it to a shop and get it built, it won't be the end of the world!! Team 13 wheelbuild has another member (although iw as building 48spoke bmx wheels :@ much prefer stock trials wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 do you shit money or something if so i would like 2 clean your toilet I've only ever paid for it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 its a long job and a lot of effort (not saying its hard but takes concentration) I've done around 15 wheels now (for my bikes, and a few for my mates) and if you were paying £15 for a wheelbuild each time it'd really add up! To be able to build a wheel is a good skill to have. It gets easier and faster every time too, the last wheel I built was my rear 24" wheel - it took me 25mins, was perfectly true and tensioned, and I've only needed to touch it once since putting it on my bike in Janurary to tension it abit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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