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How to build a bike wheel (Part 1, lacing spokes to a wheel)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

The parts for my wheels (and a few other things) have arrived! I picked up all my wheel components that I detailed out in this post. My plan was to build the front wheel one evening and then the rear sometime later (turned out to be the next night). In addition to the parts there [...]

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Picking parts for my wheels II (spoke length)

Thursday, January 22, 2009

In my last post I talked about picking the parts for the wheels. I glossed over one super important detail. Picking out the length of your spokes. Spokes are sold in all different sizes (and shapes as well). The size you need depends on what hub you are using and the rim you are using, [...]

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Picking parts for my wheels

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Now that I have my frame all picked out I figure the next logical thing to do is pick some wheels. I decided  early on that I wanted to learn to build a wheel. I don’t have a good reason for this other than it seems like the most complicated part of building a bike [...]

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Picking a Frame

Sunday, January 18, 2009

The first thing I figured I should deal with is picking out a frame. I knew I wanted a bike for commuting and touring etc. Experience has taught me that steel is a better choice for everything I wanted to do than aluminum, carbon fiber or something more exotic. It has significant advantages in repair-ability, [...]

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