Wheel building

[baron von greenback]

This is the first time trying this so any advice tips would be appreciated and if I am totally wrong I have marked my rim all the way round 1 to 36 then I have another wheel already built so what was going to do starting at the center of the hub opposite the valve of the wheel already built call that spoke 1 let say that goes into hole 3 I would copy that onto the wheel I am building then spoke 2 goes into hole 6 and so on till I have gone right round the wheel hope that makes sense will it work cheers

 

[Spanky22b]

I don't know how to upload videos onto here but look for these two videos on wheel building on YouTube. I've always wanted to try building wheels (still haven't done it yet though,the cost of the tools is expensive) and i found these videos on it, he's really good at explaining it whilst showing you at the same time, made me think yeah i could do that lol The back wheel looks a bit more complex though,using dishing tools etc
But overall a really informative video,theres a couple of photos of what to look for on YouTube, once you find one you'll find the other on there channel.

 

[winjohn]

I think it is worth having a go with an old wheel to gain confidence before trying on a new rim.

A few years ago I was bored and it was raining so I took apart an old but good spare mtb wheel and rebuilt it. The whole exercise was done with no tools apart from a spoke key and a screwdriver and surprisingly the wheel came together fine.

i wouldn't do it now without a spoke tension meter though.

 

[Twozaskars]

Bear in mind that 99.9% of rims have the eyelets angled against each other, to point outwards, so start in the correct hole.
Be sure to only tighten the nipples bit by bit, don't be tempted to screw them on loads.
You have to do the spokes in groups of 8/9 or whatever, if you look at the hub, the spoke heads alternate, so you want to do the spokes that push in from the outside of the flange first, then the ones that push out from the inside.
It looks tricky, but it isn't.
As above - tension meter is good, even a cheap one at least guarantees consistency.

 

[winjohn]

In terms of tricky bike jobs I'd vote wheel building easier that setting up cantilever brakes or front mechs.

 

[baron von greenback]

Cheers lads I have a look and see about getting a tension meter ok twozaskars it's best to do every other spoke then mate

 

[Twozaskars]

Cheers lads I have a look and see about getting a tension meter ok twozaskars it's best to do every other spoke then mate

Every other spoke?