Building Wheels

[Houseface]

hey guys,

does anyone know any links to show me how to build a 32 hold 3x front wheel.

ive tried g-sport and sherdon or something like that and i cant get the hang of it.

any help?

steve.

[tom tom]

i would give it to a shop or tarty i would trust them more then i would my self to get the pattern right

[Dan6061]

try getting hold of an old 3X wheel for a guide for lacing it.

(Y)

[Houseface]

try getting hold of an old 3X wheel for a guide for lacing it.

(Y)

ive tried that but it is very confusing,

steve.

[N.Wood]

Sheldon Brown > *

Try Sheldonbrown.com or similar (Y)

[Houseface]

i said id tried that already (Y) :)

steve.

[Houseface]

would it make it any weaker if i put them all straight ?

steve.

[Houseface]

bump (Y)

steve.

[Luke Rainbird]

I guess you mean lacing it up radially (all spokes going straight outwards, not crossing at all)

If so, yes, this will be weaker than a standard 3-cross build (if done to similar quality)

However, if you are a fairly smooth rider, having a radial front wheel shouldn't make much difference to you.

Remember that if you are running a disc on that wheel you WILL NOT want to run radial, as there is a much greater twisting force so you would be better off with 3-cross etc

[Houseface]

thanks (Y)

steve.

[Dava]

If you don't know how to do man I'd suggest getting a shop to do it for you because it can go horribly horribly wrong, okay it can cost alot but its worth it to make sure they're strong and well built

Edited October 27, 2005 by Dava

[nmt_oli]

Wheel building is a good skill to learn to learn- i build all my own wheels now, i find it quite rewarding.

The key thing is patience, don't rush it and don't panic! if it all goes wrong you can start again.

Sheldon brown is possibly the best site to use, print it out and have it next to you while working. note the diagrams on the site are for a 36h wheel, not a 32 hole, but the principles are the same, just with 1 less spoke per group.

Make sure you have the right size spokes also- if you want to do a radial wheel (straight out as you put it) thats fine as long as its on the front and your using rim brakes, but remember the spokes will need to be shorter than if your doing 3x, so if you already have the spokes, it wont work. The DT swiss spoke calculator is very useful, containing most common rims/hubs (although possibly not trials specific rims/hubs). I believe tarty bikes have a spoke size table for some common trials specific wheels.