I want to build my own wheel

I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

Deacon Mark Cleary
Epiphany Church

On 1/31/2011 8:06 PM, Mark Cleary wrote:
I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to
build my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and
took it apart completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times
to get the feel. Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just
cannot find a source to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent
wheel with 24 spokes front and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy
hubs. I tried Novatec and all overseas or not in just one hub. I don't
mind spending a little but I do not need the greatest hubs made. I also
do not know what spoke length to buy so I thought I could buy a wheel
from a place with a parts, and then build it myself. Can anyone help. I
am looking to build a decent set of 700 road wheels with the quality of
wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600 complete. Is there hope? I
might have lost my mind but it was really cool getting the wheel back
together and seeing it true out and work ok.

A competent LBS can find all the parts you need, and make sure the
spokes are the correct length for your combination of rim, hub and
crossing pattern.

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

On Jan 31, 8:06*pm, "Mark Cleary" wrote:
I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.


32 rears and 28 fronts are readily available. Learn to use Spocalc for
measurement. No, you probably won't be able to get everything from the
same source. Learn your numbers, then order parts.

On Jan 31, 6:06 pm, "Mark Cleary" wrote:
I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.


http://www.universalcycles.com/

On Jan 31, 6:43*pm, Dan O wrote:
On Jan 31, 6:06 pm, "Mark Cleary" wrote:

I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

http://www.universalcycles.com/

I've bought rims and spokes from Universal a number of times. They
are my in-town source for loose wheel components. I've seen spokes
cheaper on ebay, though. People complain that the trend towards pre-
fab wheels has made it more difficult to get wheel components . . .
and they're right. It used to be that you could get everything you
wanted cheap from Nashbar fka Bikeology or Performance fka Supergo fka
Bikewarehouse. Spokes used to be an incidental expense. Now they're
a buck a pop or more. Which brings me to this: it is probably cheaper
buying a built set of wheels and then just re-tensioning and re-
truing. -- Jay Beattie.

"Mark Cleary" wrote in message
...
I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to
build my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and
took it apart completely and put it back together. I even did it 2
times to get the feel. Now I would like to build my own road wheels and
I just cannot find a source to buy all at once. I want a good rim and
decent wheel with 24 spokes front and 28 rear. I just cannot find
places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all overseas or not in just one
hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not need the greatest hubs
made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so I thought I could
buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it myself. Can
anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road wheels with
the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600 complete.
Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool getting
the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

Deacon Mark Cleary
Epiphany Church

Has the world really changed so much that my shop exists within some
small island that's disconnected from the universe? We sell rims, we
sell spokes, but not too many hubs because people are usually rebuilding
a wheel that got smashed up and the hub is fine. Which brings up
something to look into- could be you can pick up some used hubs from
someone's smashed-up wheel pretty cheaply.

You did exactly the right thing to start out... rebuilding an existing
wheel. Confidence is key in building a wheel, and now you've got it.
That first set of wheels should go very nicely!

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

On Jan 31, 10:34*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
"Mark Cleary" wrote in message

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I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to
build my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and
took it apart completely and put it back together. I even did it 2
times to get the feel. Now I would like to build my own road wheels and
I just cannot find a source to buy all at once. I want a good rim and
decent wheel with 24 spokes front and 28 rear. I just cannot find
places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all overseas or not in just one
hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not need the greatest hubs
made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so I thought I could
buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it myself. Can
anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road wheels with
the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600 complete.
Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool getting
the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

Deacon Mark Cleary
Epiphany Church

Has the world really changed so much that my shop exists within some
small island that's disconnected from the universe? We sell rims, we
sell spokes, but not too many hubs because people are usually rebuilding
a wheel that got smashed up and the hub is fine. Which brings up
something to look into- could be you can pick up some used hubs from
someone's smashed-up wheel pretty cheaply.

You did exactly the right thing to start out... rebuilding an existing
wheel. Confidence is key in building a wheel, and now you've got it.
That first set of wheels should go very nicely!

--Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com

no doubt your shop is like many small islands out the the parts are
all available, but its not that hard to find an professionally
assembled and well built wheel by a decent shop that is less than you
can buy the component parts for at the store front level of pricing
(especially so for double butted ss spokes). i would rather build my
own wheels, and frequently do, but the last pre-built wheel set i
bought was nearly $50 less than the parts. hard to ignore as a retail
level consumer.

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I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to
build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it
apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a
source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes
front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to
buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

Deacon Mark Cleary
Epiphany Church

Yep I'd go for a 28/2x front and 32/3x rear using DT Competition 14/15/14
spokes. Another option, as many hub sets are sold 32/32 would be to use a
bit lighter spoke on the front going 32/3x. Or just stay with the DT
Competition and eat about an ounce of weight, no big deal. If you can find
a set of Shimano Dura Ace 7700 hubs, used and clean, they've gotten less
popular and can probably be had for a decent price. They work great, look
nice and are rebuildable. If maintained properly, which mean regrease after
thousands of miles of rideing, they should last indefinitely. You could spend
a lot more to save a few ounces, why bother? There are other options out
there for hubs also.

On 1/31/2011 10:46 PM, Jay Beattie wrote:

I've bought rims and spokes from Universal a number of times. They
are my in-town source for loose wheel components. I've seen spokes
cheaper on ebay, though. People complain that the trend towards pre-
fab wheels has made it more difficult to get wheel components . . .
and they're right. It used to be that you could get everything you
wanted cheap from Nashbar fka Bikeology or Performance fka Supergo fka
Bikewarehouse. Spokes used to be an incidental expense. Now they're
a buck a pop or more. Which brings me to this: it is probably cheaper
buying a built set of wheels and then just re-tensioning and re-
truing. -- Jay Beattie.

That's what I've been doing for the last decade, that and replacing rims
when they wear out.

On Jan 31, 8:06*pm, "Mark Cleary" wrote:
I have a Park Trueing Stand and true wheels and such but now I want to build
my own wheel. I bought a new 26 inch wheel cheap 36 spokes and took it apart
completely and put it back together. I even did it 2 times to get the feel.
Now I would like to build my own road wheels and I just cannot find a source
to buy all at once. I want a good rim and decent wheel with 24 spokes front
and 28 rear. I just cannot find places to buy hubs. I tried Novatec and all
overseas or not in just one hub. I don't mind spending a little but I do not
need the greatest hubs made. I also do not know what spoke length to buy so
I thought I could buy a wheel from a place with a parts, and then build it
myself. Can anyone help. I am looking to build a decent set of 700 road
wheels with the quality of wheelsets that sell for between $300 and $600
complete. Is there hope? I might have lost my mind but it was really cool
getting the wheel back together and seeing it true out and work ok.

Deacon Mark Cleary
Epiphany Church

You might take some time and run ebay searches for Ultegra/Dura Ace
hubs on ebay; I did very well there when buying new 24/28h hubs for a
wheelset. I found a pair of Velocity Deep V rims in that combination,
too. How about that! Sure, those wheels cost more than some acceptable
pre-built sets but that's not what we were after.

Yes, it's satisfying to build and "maintain" wheels, one of the fun
parts of cycling if it appeals to you, and a skill that can come in
handy if someone pops a spoke while some distance from home.
I've started letting "my" mechanic do it for me, partly for the fun of
watching (at no extra charge) someone who does it all the time blaze
through a build much, much faster and more accurately than I can, plus
he has a tensionometer g.

Excuse me, here's Spocalc with lists of hubs and rims and spoke
lengths:
http://sheldonbrown.com/rinard/spocalc.htm
--D-y