Re Spokeing a wheel, can you help

[Piperdave]

Hi All,

Just been quoted £52 by my LBS to respoke a wheel. I feel that is quite a lot. Maybe i could do it myself, one at a time :shock:

Is there a source of spokes of the correct length here, or on the bay? Could anyone ( in the S.E )?

Any help greatfully received

Dave R

 

[hamster]

If that's for new spokes and nipples and then to lace it and true it up, that's not so bad a price.

 

[bm0p700f]

I would charge £16 for new Sapim Race spokes and nipples + £35 for de build and rebuild. So a similar price. Some shops would charge more!.

 

[vivelesalpes]

Just paid £160 for a building up a pair of wheels with hubs I provided (Pelissier high flange). Price included Mavic Open Sport rims and DT double butted spokes (72 x).

A bit hacked off because the estimated price was £100 ! (The last time I used that LBS !)

 

[orbeas]

wheels rebuild

if you were in north wales could rebuild them for you...
been building for 35 years

 

[Some Guy]

There's a great guy in SE London called Arup. He's cheap as chips and he runs wheel building classes too.

 

[Midlife]

http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

I've built a few wheels a long time ago......even then I felt safer when I knew someone who could build them had built them, if you know what I mean LOL


Shaun

 

[cchris2lou]

give it go , very satisfying

 

[Piperdave]

Thought I would give it a go, but still need a source of spokes...

 

[1duck]

Best bet is just to do it as best you can then pay to have it trued, you can buy spokes off ebay.

Last time i did it someone on here sent me a link to a website that sold single spokes because i had only snapped a single spoke, wound up needing three because i snapped two more whilst truing. I would try find the site again but it was quite a while back i'm sure someone will know, they were about 50p a spoke i think from memory i might be wrong though.

edit: here is a site selling spokes various prices

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/road-spokes-cp1.html