MacRetro chat and rides thread

[firedfromthecircus]

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100's :facepalm:

Ideal time to learn then especially as you are recuperating.

Roger Mussons wheel building book sets everything out really well. Follow his instructions and you can't go wrong. Wheelbuilding is not a 'black art'. It's just a matter of being methodical and having the patience to be so.

http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php

 

[epicyclo]

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..Wheelbuilding is not a 'black art'. It's just a matter of being methodical and having the patience to be so...

...and not talking to someone while doing so or you'll end up with your valve hole in the tight spot.

I reckon the best way to learn is to pick up a scrap wheel from your lbs, dismantle it, and then rebuild. First take careful note of what spoke goes where and the crossings. Do that a few times and you're gold.

You already have a wheel jig. It's called an upside down bike.

 

[clubby]

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I reckon the best way to learn is to pick up a scrap wheel from your lbs, dismantle it, and then rebuild. First take careful note of what spoke goes where and the crossings. Do that a few times and you're gold.

You already have a wheel jig. It's called an upside down bike.

That's how I started. Even now I keep a finished wheel next to me for reference.
The part I struggle with is spoke lengths. No two online calculators ever give the same length.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Before I built a pair of wheels all I'd done was replace 2 worn out rims on wheels on my wife's bike. Taped the rim to old one, transferred the spokes then trued it.
I wanted a pair of Hope hubbed disc wheels so I bought hubs off ebay, spokes and rims from CRC, waited till my wife and daughters had left the country :roll: , they went to New Orleans to visit a friend of my wife, so that I could swear and lose the plot without upsetting them. :mrgreen:

I had a couple of wheel-building articles from MTB magazines from the early '90s, one of which is very good with lots of stage by stage photos. As Brian said an upside down bike works great, although I used a bare frame and a set of rigid forks, each mounted when needed in a Workmate type folding bench. Think I used clubby's trick of having a finished wheel for reference too, to stop me going too far the wrong way.

I also now have a PDF of Roger Musson's guide, loads of good info in it including dimensions/drawings of jigs/tools for wheel-building. Not used it though, yet. :facepalm:

 

[RobMac]

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Thanks for the input guys

 

[clubby]

Another interesting new concept

http://www.granfonduro.cc

 

[kaiser]

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Does sound interesting, No Fuss have something similar in the pipeline too and I'm sure I've seen another somewhere.

 

[clubby]

Aye, looking for a different event to do this summer, done 10utb too many times. Did think about one of the POC enduros but not sure I'm fit or skilled enough at the moment.

 

[kaiser]

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http://www.ridetothesun.co.uk/

I've just signed up for this

 

[kaiser]

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Hopefully I'll sign up for the Laggan SES rd and I fancy giving the Fair City Enduro a go this year. And MacDuro of course

After the Dunkeld round I'm going to actively try to step up the skill level, I've a course booked with RideLines at Inners and I'll be up at Nethy Bridge for our holiday this year, so some practice at Laggan is on the cards. I'll also go to the practice day this time!