Leonard & Peggy Brown wrote:

I am not new to bicycles. I was a pretty active rider back in the 70s but
lost touch with things over the last 30 years. I have seen several
references to "machine built wheels". What does that mean? I can't really
see a machine clever enough to just put steel parts in one end and wheels
come out of the other. Please enlighten me.

See http://www.bmd.nl/wh/wh_uk_lacing_cc.htm and
http://www.hollandmechanics.com/f3/products/machines/MACHINES.htm.

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Tom Sherman - Earth (Illinois)