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  • Fixing my own wheels – where to start?
  • dantsw13
    Full Member

    One of the few jobs on my bikes I’ve not touched myself has been truing wheels and replacing spokes. Is this simple, or do I need lots of expensive new tools?

    I need to:
    Re-dish a wheel
    Replace some spokes on a Mavic 819 UST rim
    Sort the spoke tension on a couple of wheels.

    fozzybear
    Free Member

    dan where you based?

    eskay
    Full Member

    Get Roger Musson’s book ‘Professional Guide to Wheel Building’

    dantsw13
    Full Member

    Fozzy – East Sussex.

    dantsw13
    Full Member

    Thanks – just bought the book. A bit of light bedtime reading coming up.

    eskay
    Full Member

    It is an excellent book, well worth the money.

    fozzybear
    Free Member

    Bugger, sorry Dan.

    I have roger mussons book in paperback and his wheel jig i would be happy to loan if you were in the area.

    Get rogers book (linked above wheelpro) and if your serious look to get a jig of some sorts.
    mine looks like this and was build using rogers book

    dantsw13
    Full Member

    Thanks for the thought, Fozzy. Yes, I reckon I’ll build something like that too.

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