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Actually that's a lie, I built a pair of 40 spoke BMX wheels approx 30 years ago.
Currently I'm on the verge of my first real wheelbuild. I think this is like an itch which crops up every few years and probably won't go away till I scratch it. I've actually bought rims and hubs a number of times in the past and then paid people with proper tools and experience to do the building.
Anyway I'm sure there's tons of info on this site, let alone the internet but I just wanted to put a simple question out there for anyone who's been there and bitten the bullet...
Is building them in the turned upside down bike with just a spoke key and other basic tools really going to produce inferior wheels to using all the expensive proper stuff or should I stop worrying and just get on with it with what I've got?
NB. I'm usually very good at intricate stuff and very patient. Previous BMX wheels were built with a screw driver and pair of pliers (took days to true I remember). Current plans inc. 32spoke 2/3x, open pro rims, old forged hubs.
Currently I'm on the verge of my first real wheelbuild. I think this is like an itch which crops up every few years and probably won't go away till I scratch it. I've actually bought rims and hubs a number of times in the past and then paid people with proper tools and experience to do the building.
Anyway I'm sure there's tons of info on this site, let alone the internet but I just wanted to put a simple question out there for anyone who's been there and bitten the bullet...
Is building them in the turned upside down bike with just a spoke key and other basic tools really going to produce inferior wheels to using all the expensive proper stuff or should I stop worrying and just get on with it with what I've got?
NB. I'm usually very good at intricate stuff and very patient. Previous BMX wheels were built with a screw driver and pair of pliers (took days to true I remember). Current plans inc. 32spoke 2/3x, open pro rims, old forged hubs.