MTB Wheels - Spoke Advice Please

[Matttymm]

Thanks Fluffychicken. SJS have limited sizes at the moment in the competition.

I’m using the Trek shop in Bath so don’t know what jig they’re using. I’m at the limit of my technical knowledge and capabilities and figured a professional will do it properly.

 

[Tootyred]

Ive got a note in my wheelbuilding diary, that says "use 266mm front" for that combo.

When i calculated it it came up as 265, but they must have been a tad short. But that was probably in 1991 i wrote that!

 

[FluffyChicken]

Somebody put their wheelbuilding book of work up on here some years ago. I can't find it now.

 

[michael franks]

Somebody put their wheelbuilding book of work up on here some years ago. I can't find it now.

I think it was reluctant. I may have it saved on my PC. I'll check when I get home.

 

[FluffyChicken]

I think it was reluctant. I may have it saved on my PC. I'll check when I get home.

I thought I had saved them but could find them. But then that may have been before I used online storage so they could be anywhere.

Edit good call it was @Reluctant and I've just found and bumped the post for anyone that has the pictures.

Old Skool Spoke Length info post.

I found my old spoke length book while delving in the loft today. Every build in this book is tried and tested by me, and only written in when successful. All are for 3 cross unless otherwise noted. Should be fairly self explanatory but feel free to ask questions - I hope some of this will be of...

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