My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:32 pm
Could be looking at a DT Swiss 240 now but at least i don't need to worry about a Shimano hub on a SRAM equipped bike
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:23 pm
I measured the ERD of the wheels and the dimensions of the hub on Tuesday (29/03) and yesterday (Wednesday) the spokes were ordered.
The spokes are DT Swiss Aerolites (Black, i wanted white but they didn't come that short) which are going to cost me $8 each . The mechanic said if i wanted white they would be Titanium which were $18 each
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:34 pm
I will take some photos but they wont be as interesting as the rims.
I have been busy with racing, training and school work so have not had the time to rebuild my 24" wheels, i will need to take the risk and build my carbon wheels. I will be try and do the best i can to get it true and round and will bring it back to the shop for dishing and even up the spoke tension.
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:15 pm
The pictures from Monday(with wrong lacing)
The setup
Laptop to follow the ebook “Professional guide to wheel building†by Roger Musson (sent to me by a BNA member )
Shimano R-500 rear wheel used as a reference
Ready for crossing to begin
Drive side crossed
Both sides crossed with lacing mistake before tensioning
Today's finished product which is only a few mm out of true
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxxtlGeHxmY
DT 240 freewheel noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAf2FeXIto
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby BLU_FZ! » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:47 pm
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:49 pm
Thanks blue_fz and for the ebookBLU_FZ! wrote:I wish my mrs would allow me to bring bike stuff into the dining room,,,,,,,,,,you are so lucky........and well done on the wheel build
The first attempt took me about 4 hours and the second effort took about 2 so i guess its pretty easy for my future builds.
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Postby uncle arthur » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:59 am
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:07 pm
Which picture?uncle arthur wrote:Forgive me for asking - but what's with those really wonky looking spokes?
When u cross spokes they tend to bend. The bladed spokes make it look even worse than a round spoke because of its design(i think)
Secondly this is the tightest i can get the spokes(for comfort) as i don't have a tension metre so still need to take it to the LBS to look at it. This will straighten it a tiny bit more
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby master6 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:18 am
At this stage my optical tension meter says "more tension please".Richard.L wrote:Which picture?uncle arthur wrote:Forgive me for asking - but what's with those really wonky looking spokes?
When u cross spokes they tend to bend. The bladed spokes make it look even worse than a round spoke because of its design(i think)
Secondly this is the tightest i can get the spokes(for comfort) as i don't have a tension metre so still need to take it to the LBS to look at it. This will straighten it a tiny bit more
Do you have something to check dishing?
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby drubie » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:31 am
master6 is right - the spokes shouldn't be anywhere near that bent with a wheel getting close to tension. Are you 100% sure it's laced correctly? It looks like you've gone "over" when some of those spokes should have been "under" (or vice versa).master6 wrote: At this stage my optical tension meter says "more tension please".
Do you have something to check dishing?
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Postby uncle arthur » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:55 am
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:20 pm
Edit: now after looking back on the R500 the spoke holes on the rims are offset
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:48 pm
There is still a bit more tensioning to be done but i cant do it as the spokes are twisting(it isnt as tight as ANY of my factory wheels)
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby master6 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:11 pm
If the spokes are twisting, does this indicate that they are too long, and screwed to the end of the threads?Richard.L wrote:I will need to check with the LBS 2morrow morning at this point(i think i just respoked it the exact same way as what they said was wrong/what it was before)
There is still a bit more tensioning to be done but i cant do it as the spokes are twisting(it isnt as tight as ANY of my factory wheels)
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby drubie » Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:12 pm
It's isn't going to get tight looking at that last photo. It's wrong. There are plenty of reasons why it might be wrong (spokes on the wrong way, wrong lacing pattern, right pattern but wrong execution... I'd start again from scratch.Richard.L wrote:I will need to check with the LBS 2morrow morning at this point(i think i just respoked it the exact same way as what they said was wrong/what it was before)
There is still a bit more tensioning to be done but i cant do it as the spokes are twisting(it isnt as tight as ANY of my factory wheels)
You need to look at a wheel that's laced the way you want yours to be - master6 might be right (you've bottomed the nipples because the spokes are too long) but if I was going to guess I'd say you've laced it one spoke off IF you ordered the right length spokes. On the back Fulcrum 7 I have, only the drive side has cross-over spoking, the non-drive side is all straight radially laced (and the front wheel is radial laced both sides). If you're trying for a normal 24 spoke 2 cross or similar pattern, you've got the spoke heads exactly the wrong way around I think.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:32 pm
Thats what i got told by the LBS, i respoked it wrongly again i dont understand how this would change much?drubie wrote:you've got the spoke heads exactly the wrong way around I think.
As for the spoke length/nipple bottoming out. We(bike shop mechanic and I) measured the dimensions of the hub ourselves for the DT Swiss calculator and compared it to the factory dimensions of the DT 240 hub. The difference was 1mm off, and the mechanic ended up ordering the longer spokes(1mm longer(own measurements of the hub))
The spokes all seem to be 90degrees from the hub to the rim.
I dont have a dishing tool, I was letting the LBS help me out with that.
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby drubie » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:24 pm
I can matter quite a bit - if you get the orientation mixed up the "outer" and "inner" spoke of the cross will be too far apart to cross on the correct side for the lacing. You can simply cross them on the reverse side, but that might not suit your lacing. If you start the wheel with the "key" spoke the correct orientation it'll be hard to get it wrong. It's just a pile of parts, pull it to bits (carefully) and start again I reckon.Richard.L wrote:Thats what i got told by the LBS, i respoked it wrongly again i dont understand how this would change much?drubie wrote:you've got the spoke heads exactly the wrong way around I think.
More here: (read the thread)
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index ... 99649.html
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:49 pm
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:13 pm
Rode with the wheel just before and it feels very complaint, but not very responsive ATM and will need to have a few more rides on it. It also rattles like hell(more compared to the zipps and Matrix wheels that people i ride with in my regular group)
Pictures to come!
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:45 pm
Didn't get the wheel weighed as i was in a rush to ride it.
Someone on Facebook mentioned the UCI wheel regs might need to track down FFWD stickers
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby drubie » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:15 pm
Rattling might be the cassette not screwed down tight enough.Richard.L wrote:The bike shops good effort. I might ask if he can get it a little tighter as it doesn't feel responsive(and to maybe make the rattling a little quieter)
I still see spoke heads poking at odd angles and some fully sik spoke angles where the cross overs are. It doesn't look right on the non-drive side at all.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: My First Wheel Build Project (Year 12 Research Project)
Postby Richard.L » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:15 pm
Need to find a spacer then!
EDIT: Scratch that it somehow sorted it self out and isn't loose anymore?
I see what you mean now drubie, while lacing it i had trouble just trying to thread the spokes through those holes, the flange must be bent/on a weird angle.
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