Wheel building 101:
For wheels, I currently have:
Rear (old):
Front (new):
I recently picked up a truing stand and I'm looking to get a bit more comfortable building/truing wheels. I also have a second, unused Mavic D3.1 rim. Here is my dilema:
I want to both:
For wheels, I currently have:
Rear (old):
- king disc-o-tech hub (black)
- laced to a Mavic 321 (silver)
- via straight guage spokes (silver)
- and some kind of nipple (silver).
Front (new):
- Marzocchi QR20+ hub (black)
- Mavic D3.1 rim (black)
- straight gauge spokes (black)
- brass nipples (silver)
I recently picked up a truing stand and I'm looking to get a bit more comfortable building/truing wheels. I also have a second, unused Mavic D3.1 rim. Here is my dilema:
I want to both:
- Familiarize myself with the wheelbuilding process.
- Have a rear wheel that matches the color of my new front one (black).
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I'm not sure if I trust myself to use my king hub and a brand new $80 rim to try to build my first wheel ...and a rear one at that where dish and all that stuff comes into play.
So here is what I'm thinking:- Spraying the rim of the rear wheel black while still built.
- Replace the current spokes/nipples with new (black) spokes/nipples one by one.
- Leave my D3.1 in a corner for another day.
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Should I:- Replace all drive side, then all non-drive side.
- Replace all non-drive side, then all drive side.
- Sequentially, alternating drive side and non-drive side.
- Or not go the one-by-one approach at all.
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Thanks in advance.
incubus