Wheel Building

[In2bmx]

Who's doing it ? Where do you send yours ?

 I've always used Dave at the Rad shop.

Who do you recommend? 

[Retrodan72]

Who's doing it ? Where do you send yours ?

 I've always used Dave at the Rad shop.

Who do you recommend?

I take mine to me local bike shop, they're not cheap at £20 per wheel, but they run so true.

[In2bmx]

Who's doing it ? Where do you send yours ?

 I've always used Dave at the Rad shop.

Who do you recommend?

I take mine to me local bike shop, they're not cheap at £20 per wheel, but they run so true.

thanks Danos    .  I have a feeling the spoke size on the ones I want doing won't be standard . 

[Gnarlyscoots]

I would do them for free Carl but, by the time you have posted them to me, and I post them back, it would work out the same as taking them to your local.

If you lace the wheels prior, some shops will only charge to true them, about £10 each 

[That Swan Guy]

I do my own, very theraputic

[In2bmx]

Thanks Terry , and Nick.
Tbh ... I'm not even sure what spoke lengths are needed for them .
And I wanted the front radial laced .  Don't think the local bike show will have a clue .

These




To pro class rims . 

[Ady]

I find it therapeutic too..
Found this link very helpful showing how it's done..
Too true the wheels I fit them obviously without the tyres then use the brake blocks as my guide too true..

 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIU6mi0K4Y4

[That Swan Guy]

Radial is the work of the devil.


Don't even get me on twisted!!!!!!!!!!

[brummie]

you will have mega problems lacing them bruv
they for a road bike so 26" rims only

sorry

[In2bmx]

Radial is the work of the devil.
Don't even get me on twisted!!!!!!!!!!

exactly ...   

[Gnarlyscoots]

Speak to Steve69 about the spoke lengths you need. He built a few of Adam's wheels radial lace, using Sheriff Stars 

[stidds]

Now if only somewhere on this site we had a spoke length walkthrough and wheel building walkthrough 

[That Swan Guy]

Now if only somewhere on this site we had a spoke length walkthrough and wheel building walkthrough 

Maybe he could ask a mod where it would be........doh!

[dp and chopper dude]

Does Joff's mate still do custom size spokes as mentioned here?

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,170045.0.html

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I take mine to my local bike shop. £45 to lace and true a pair of wheels

[gary4130]

I take mine to my local bike shop. £45 to lace and true a pair of wheels

bollocks to paying that 
i always follow sean's guide and build /true them myself,usually while whating tv-find the thereputic 
 ,but maybe that's because i'm a tight yorkshire man 

[In2bmx]

Now if only somewhere on this site we had a spoke length walkthrough and wheel building walkthrough 

  tbh it's about time I tried building my own.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I've tried a few times. The system works, but I must start off wrong, as the spokes always end up crossing by the valve hole. Unfortunately I only discover this after lacing the whole wheel. Scratched a few rims taking the spokes out, so just leave it to the bike shop now. The same with chains. Wrestled for over an hour putting a chain on once... Never again!

[oldschoolace]

Would always have a go myself before paying someone. Those ace rims I did were my first lacing attempt and it was easy following the guide on here. Truing took a little time but it's a logical process and satisfying when you get it done