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 Post subject: Re: Wheelbuildin'
PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:27 pm 
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jonathan_sykes81 wrote:
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1) I don't have a truing stand. Can I make do with other things, like an old fork, or should I just go purchase a truing stand?

From the little experience I have, the stand makes a huge difference.


Darryl is correct. With the fork and zipties method, I got OK wheel, probably rideable, but not a precisely straight and round wheel. So I ordered a truing stand today. This means the laced wheel has to sit there while I wait for it.

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 Post subject: Re: Wheelbuildin'
PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:02 pm 
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My wheel is done. I did a couple of urban rides on it and skills practice. No trail yet.

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 Post subject: Re: Wheelbuildin'
PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:13 pm 
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Cool. I just picked up my 29er Flow rims last night, so now I just gotta get some spokes & nipples. But won't have time to build them until late Jan. I'm SO ready for tubeless on the RIP.
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 Post subject: Re: Wheelbuildin'
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Darryl built his own wheels with a truer he borrowed & tued my wheels I just bought.

I see a tire truer in my future soon.

Thinking the Ultimate one, Darryl's was an older Schwinn one I believe.

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 Post subject: Re: Wheelbuildin'
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Cool. I just picked up my 29er Flow rims last night, so now I just gotta get some spokes & nipples. But won't have time to build them until late Jan. I'm SO ready for tubeless on the RIP.


I finally picked up DT Swiss spokes and nipples this weekend, so I've got 2 weeks to get my wheels built before Moab/Fruita.
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