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I'm looking to have some new wheels built using (unbuilt)King & hadley hubs I already have. I considored learning & doing it myself but I dont have a truing stand and anyway I heard it's very skilled & time consuming?
Any recommendations for somewhere who will build up my own hubs (I'd buy ex823s spokes & prolock nipples) from the builder - I'm in in Uttoxeter/lichfield area or I could post?
Anyone help me out please? will any lbs or maybe chainreaction build up my own hub?
You should do the front one yourself and get a pro to do the back - you would learn a lot.
It's easy enough and satisfying when you get it right.
Or pay something like £10 for a wheel build.....?
lbs or jra.com will do builds on your hubs. i've done a few myself now. used the guide on sheldon brown. very satisfying and relatively easy, actually, if you can follow instructions.
£10 for a build seems really cheap, I think i paid £25 for the only one I ever had done (at BETD Newcastle under lyme in 2004) but its a bit of a trip to that shop so was hoping i could post it somewhere good at a reasonable cost
If you're in Uttoxeter/Lichfield area, either pop up to Sideways Cycles in Alsager, where no doubt Tim would happily build your hubs up into wheels for you. Or alternatively, there's Swinnertons cycles either in Stoke, or at Cannock Chase. Again, am sure they'd be happy to build your wheels up for you too!
It's worth learning to do yourself though, it's not as hard as some people make it out to be. Read up about it, go slowly double checking for any mistakes, and just be methodical. You'll have your new wheels built up in no time!
Thanks, I'll be on the look out for a truing stand, in the meantime I'll give them a call - any ideas of what sort of price should I expect for wheel building?
Give it a go yourself. It's not the black art some people make it out to be. I just take my time and I find it really relaxing. I'd suggest the Wheelpro e-book. It even tells you how to build your own stand.