Nabeaquam
BoTM Winner
That’s ok. I‘ve seen new wheels that were built that way. Not worth valuable seconds of your life fixing it. Good enough. Done is better than perfect.
Wheelbuilding issue
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novocaine
Old School Grand Master
I've built many many wheels since for many many people.
That one reminds me that I can't be right all the time.
It still runs true, lives on the bent these days but I might weld disc tabs on that soon, then it will be retired.
D521 32 hole on a shimano deore hub. Bomb proof.
One lesson I learned some time ago was to take photos/videos before I take anything apart, so I at least have a reference point for when it needs to go back together.
Having said that, it’s more than fifty years since I last built a wheel!
I’ve got D521s on Hope Big uns. Chunky
I know what I did now. I built it in the Sheldon manner, then with the first 18 in, twisted the hub anti clockwise to make the inner flange spoke “leading”. That meant the non drive side was one hole out when twisted the other way.
Much like Captain Smith on the Titanic “oh I know, we went too fast and too North. Doh”
Much like Captain Smith on the Titanic “oh I know, we went too fast and too North. Doh”
jim haseltine
Senior Retro Guru
I understand why Sheldon published that method as it avoids the need to fiddle the inward-facing non-drive side spokes through laced drive-side spokes but it can make things a bit hit-or-miss.
