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Much appreciated on the deal on the sprockets - hopefully another piece of the knackered jigsaw fixed!
Good tip torqueless - I'll go easy. Lots to learn that's for sure. Bet it was a shock when the wheel let go......I've witnessed a road tyre go pop from 100psi (at rest thankfully). Made me jump for sure!
Mine was done to a good youtube vid that I found linked to on this forum. I'll check out Sheldons instructions too though! Only done a front (easier?) so far - yet to tackle a rear wheel and dishing.
I wondered whether to just run the Mavic tub wheelset that I'm now butchering but the Weinmann concaves are quirky enough to keep so I thought I'd give wheel building another bash. Most of my old Raleighs/Carltons have those rustless spokes which now look dreadful years later. Be nice to get them all swapped over to stainless in time.
MatBH5":3h6c0j2c said:Signing up, as I’ve passed over some sprockets and will be good to see if you use them. Great project, I need to catch up on all the work to date!
Edited to say ‘wow’, and do you take commission on knackered Campag seatpost renovation?
Much appreciated on the deal on the sprockets - hopefully another piece of the knackered jigsaw fixed!
torqueless":3h6c0j2c said:I would keep the spoke tension on the low side. I rebuilt a pair of wheels with those Weinmann concave rims, I rode them for a few journeys, and one day I was sitting looking at the bike, and the rear wheel spontaneously pretzelised itself under no stress whatsoever... apart from the stress of my over-tensioned spokes, of course. I never had that happen with a box-section rim.
Good tip torqueless - I'll go easy. Lots to learn that's for sure. Bet it was a shock when the wheel let go......I've witnessed a road tyre go pop from 100psi (at rest thankfully). Made me jump for sure!
allenh":3h6c0j2c said:The first wheel I did was a rebuild in front of the telly one winters evening, printed copy of Sheldon's instructions on the chair next to me and cup of tea on the table in front of me. Yes its definitely the easiest way to clean an old wheel, the reason I did it and I do it routinely now but keep in mind what @tourqueless said about over tension, everything here is used and may well not be to its original tolerance or strength.
BTW that printed copy of Sheldon's instructions is now bound and very well thumbed.
Mine was done to a good youtube vid that I found linked to on this forum. I'll check out Sheldons instructions too though! Only done a front (easier?) so far - yet to tackle a rear wheel and dishing.
The History Man":3h6c0j2c said:Never attempted wheel build. Swapped mine out. Still got them though.
I wondered whether to just run the Mavic tub wheelset that I'm now butchering but the Weinmann concaves are quirky enough to keep so I thought I'd give wheel building another bash. Most of my old Raleighs/Carltons have those rustless spokes which now look dreadful years later. Be nice to get them all swapped over to stainless in time.