MacRetro chat and rides thread

[jimihendrix]

. whats stopping you doing it yourself .

Lack of time, patience and confidence i think, besides i've always thought wheel building like plumbing and electrics on a house is one of those jobs best left to someone else.

Saying that it'd be a very handy skill to have, may make the effort eventually, just want things done with the minimum of fuss for now, even if i need to pay for it.

 

[kaiser]

i wouldnt say its down to where the place is its whos doing it . whats stopping you doing it yourself . once you have the spoke length worked out lacing is easy and getting tension/true is just methodology .

I can give you my tools if you'd like to try it yourself? I'm not one for the blanket scorn thrown over Halfords but I can only imagine their not too experienced at it. Its a fairly robust wheel your building so not to difficult.

 

[kaiser]

. whats stopping you doing it yourself .

Lack of time, patience and confidence i think, besides i've always thought wheel building like plumbing and electrics on a house is one of those jobs best left to someone else.

Saying that it'd be a very handy skill to have, may make the effort eventually, just want things done with the minimum of fuss for now, even if i need to pay for it.

It is very handy and the satisfaction is right up there.

 

[kaiser]

Going back to that then :roll: theres a place in Stirling thats meant to be the bawz, could maybe advise you on spoke choice and using the coatser hub etc.

 

[jimihendrix]

Going back to that then :roll: theres a place in Stirling thats meant to be the bawz, could maybe advise you on spoke choice and using the coatser hub etc.

If i was going to travel i'd maybe nip out to Wheelcraft in Milton of campsie, come to think of it is Alistair Gow still on the go :? , at least ten years since i've been out there

 

[kaiser]

Going back to that then :roll: theres a place in Stirling thats meant to be the bawz, could maybe advise you on spoke choice and using the coatser hub etc.

If i was going to travel i'd maybe nip out to Wheelcraft in Milton of campsie, come to think of it is Alistair Gow still on the go :? , at least ten years since i've been out there

Actually thats were I was thinking :roll: its in the same ballpark kinda eastish of Glasgow

 

[jimihendrix]

Going back to that then :roll: theres a place in Stirling thats meant to be the bawz, could maybe advise you on spoke choice and using the coatser hub etc.

If i was going to travel i'd maybe nip out to Wheelcraft in Milton of campsie, come to think of it is Alistair Gow still on the go :? , at least ten years since i've been out there

Actually thats were I was thinking :roll: its in the same ballpark kinda eastish of Glasgow

Ah, right

 

[velomaniac]

Bound to be decent wheel builder in Glasgow, I can think of 5 bike shops I'd trust to build a good set of wheels in Edinburgh without thinking deeply.Most charge £20 labour per wheel excluding parts.

However, based on my local Halfords I'd only buy factory built wheels off them. I do however have a perfectionist of a friend who can build me a wheel if I really want one, doesn't charge me labour, just does it for fun, good builds too !

 

[big.eck]

i can build wheels to a pretty high standard , i can't 100% true them due to having my jig stolen and not replacing it yet . if you want to jump down with it i can show you the basics ? i'm in broxburn mind (don't laugh)

 

[velomaniac]

Whats wrong with Broxburn, Jimi's from Paisley so he can't criticise.

I know, I know Midlothian is full of joke towns too :roll: