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Spoke Wheel Lacing Tutorial

Hey, Joe . I know it can be a bit irritating to see such comments. Please don't let it get you too upset. I'm sure it took quite a while to just organize your thoughts just to figure the best means of communicating the subject to say nothing of the time you spent to figure it out. Rest assured, you are probably more qualified as an expert amateur wheel builder to explain the building process better than many 45 year professional builders.

And Sharpy, without something specific to contribute (as you had done earlier) it is probably best not to type anything. The last comments you made did not add any value.
 
Ok sorry and my apologies, ill delete that post. sorry if it upset u
 
Again, thanks a TON for putting this up Joe, sure appreciated 'part 2'!!! I bought a dial indicator 2 yrs ago and 'attempted' to true my front wheel. I think I made it worse :D I'm eager to give it another attempt. Although I may just order some new spoke now. Thanks again, great tutorials.
 
I just want to chime in here and say thanks to Joe for the great site content!
 
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sharpy said:
Ok sorry and my apologies, ill delete that post. sorry if it upset u
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Thanks, by the way I think those wheels of yours are great. If I was doing a new build, I would definitely be looking at those as a foundation for the build. The ability to change rear wheel offset without a counter sprocket adds a whole other dimension to doing wider wheel/tire conversions.

I have a little experience with truing bicycle wheels and I think I have laced up a set in the past (IIRC). But this intro guide of Joe's certainly helps.
 
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Joe,

just wanted to thank you for the write up on this two part tutorial. Not to mention all of the additional information you have provided. I think I may have been the catalyst for these lacing tutorials. They have been an amazing help. Particularly for someone like me who is 'all thumbs' when it comes to anything mechanical. Without input from guys like Joe, yard builders like myself would have nothing but dismantlled bikes, buckets full of parts, and unanswered questions. Thanks again.
 
Just laced my first set of wheels using this tutorial.
Thanks for the post ? I was surprised at how easy this tutorial made it.


The wheels are for our Suzuki GT250 cafe project.
The two stroke forum didn?t have a good lacing tutorial, so I added a link to this topic on that forum.
 
jabcb said:
Just laced my first set of wheels using this tutorial.
Thanks for the post ? I was surprised at how easy this tutorial made it.


The wheels are for our Suzuki GT250 cafe project.
The two stroke forum didn?t have a good lacing tutorial, so I added a link to this topic on that forum.
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I'm glad the tutorial helped you out and made your project easier. By all means share the tutorial, it was created to help others.

Joe
 
Hi I have tried looking but to no avail. Anyone have experience using spokes for other bikes as in more modern ones cause over where I am, it's difficult to find GS spokes and shipping from the states cost 2.5 kidneys. If you have the exact measurements, I can try to find similar spokes as well.
GS550 19" front and 18" rear wheels.
 
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