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Questions referring to the craft of assembling bicycle wheels.
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Looking to understand the math behind spoke length calculation. Help?
Does anyone here have insight into what I may be doing wrong or explaining incorrectly with this question on math.stackexchange regarding the math behind spoke length calculation?
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Surly Rabbit Hole Wheel Build (Symmetrical Fat Bike Rim build) - Spoke Calculation help?
I have a set of 26" Surly Rabbit Hole rims, which I need to build into a wheelset for a fat bike.
The Rabbit hole rims are unique in that the spoke holes are not in the center of the rim. The drive si …
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rebuild shimano wheel
Yes, you can order replacement parts from an LBS who is, or has access to a Shimano distributor.
You are unlikely to find that rim or those spokes in stock, because they are unique to the wheel, and …
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What should I use, VeloPlugs, Rim Tape, or Rubber Rim Strips in new wheels?
There are advantages to all of them, but tape has always been my preference.
I've used velo plugs, but in my wheels the incidence of loss was too high. They lasted me less than a year, before I lost …
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How to build a wheel
The best suggestion I can make is to read "The Art of Wheelbuilding, by Gerd Schraner".
As for materials:
Use aluminum, double walled rims. They are stronger, lighter, and believe it or not easier f …
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Do I need a separate dishing tool for building wheels with park tool TS-2.2 truing stand?
A properly aligned TS-2 truing stand will show dish, as well as alignment. You rarely need additional adjustment after using it. However, if the stand is out of alignment, you may need to re-dish th …
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Spokes keep breaking - bad hub or bad build?
A wheel is only as strong as the tension on the spokes. If the wheel was loose for any significant length of time before you noticed it, the spokes will fatigue very quickly, because they are flexing …
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Can I lace my hub with all inward or outward facing spoke heads?
Radial lacing is the only sure safe pattern for what you are suggesting.
1x might work, but the spokes would not lay nicely, and would defeat the purpose stated of having a nice looking lacing.
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Oil/Anti-seize on outside of nipple when building a wheel?
Lubricating the eyelet with oil, and the spoke threads with Spoke prep or linseed oil is recommended.
Anti seize is not lubricant. It should not be used in this capacity.
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Why offset the rear rim to the hub and not the hub in the frame?
The biggest functional reason actually would be chain line.
You could make the hub shell wider, and run an offset dropout to allow the space for the gears, but then you would have to run a similar o …
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What are wheel tension relief machines called?
I can't find a current reference or photo, but we used to have one at my previous shop. If I remember correctly it was manufactured by J.A. Stein, but that may be wrong. It was a professionally made c …
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How long should it take to rebuild a wheel?
2-3 hours of shop time. In Park City, I'd expect 100-150 US dollars.
150 would be on the high side. – zenbike 15 hours ago
Of course it can be done faster, and likely will be, but this is a sta …
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