Author Topic: wheel build advice (Read 485 times)

stevepeanut · « **on:** December 17, 2012, 04:45 PM »

I need a little advice here,

My other half is building up a custom painted burner, and we have most of the parts but her wheels are awfull.

I am gonna get her some wheels built up from scratch, heres what I have bought so far

Suzue hubs and Odyssey t1000 rims, see pics below.

What I need to know, is what kind of spokes and nipples to buy, I have never done anything like this in my life so I brand new to it, if anyone could put me some ebay links or a link to some on a bmx shop site, and put up to what I need that would be most appreciated. Also what I am thinking, is to follow the "how to lace a wheel" guide on here, and get them built up, then took to a local bicycle shop to get them finished and trued.

firebird · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2012, 04:52 PM »

Here's a link,

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=1344.0

stevepeanut · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2012, 05:06 PM »

cheers for that link, just having a look, still a bit unsure on how to figure out which spoke length I need

oldschoolace · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2012, 05:13 PM »

Seek and ye shal find

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=136816.0

Spen69 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2012, 05:15 PM »

I can't help with your spoke sizes but your thinking is spot on. I've built all my own wheels from scratch but still can't finally tension amd true one for toffee, so my LBS does that for me at a ressession-busting £6 per wheel. It's only just gone up from a fiver as well.... ;-)

If you can leave one wheel laced up or compare the one you are doing to one already done it's even easier as you just copy it

stevepeanut · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2012, 06:32 PM »

cheers for the help, I have a good idea what I am doing now, just fingers crossed everything arrives this week and I can get these wheels built in time for christmas day