Just finished lacing up a new front wheel

[fuzzywig]

Weighed it on the kitchen scales, as weight is all the rage now.  774g   

[billstup]

Is it round though 

[fuzzywig]

It will be    But for how long is anyones guess

[fuzzywig]

Pretty ain't it 

[phantom photon]

Something don't look quite right there 

Looks like you may have laced the spokes up the wrong way. Difficult to explain what I mean but if you look at the spoke where the nipple is there seems to be too much of a bend on it. The holes in the rims are usually slightly angled and you have to put the right spokes going in the right direction in the right angled hole.

May just be the angle the picture is taken at but it looks wonky to me   

[LucyLastic]

It does look nice, though, can't wait to see finished bike.

[fuzzywig]

It's not wonky    I've not fully tensioned it up yet maybe that's why it looks wrong to you.  Bit unsure of the ally nips some of the holes in 'em seem a bit off centre.  Still,  all just a bit of fun...  How low do you dare go

[stidds]

Looks great, nice looking wheel.

Once it is trued and tensioned, take it for a short ride and then retension the spokes again as they need to bed in.

[Ramp Rat]

that looks lovely - very brave to attempt lacing a wheel, bet it was a fun task, bit like knitting but much cooler.

[fuzzywig]

I have to come clean...  It's not my first,  been doing 'em for a while now.  20" wheels are a bit boring, can't get enough spoke lengths to do anything fancy.  It's great they come in all the pretty colours now .  Just a shame you're limited to 3X and 4X lacing.


This was much more fun 26" hybrid crows foot (radials and 2X)