wheel building

joeboomer999 · Oct 26, 2011

Hi, i'm looking for a place fairly close to build up my wheels. ive stumbled across two adds in the walridge catalog one for "Custom Classic Cycle Parts" and one from " Union Jack cycle". was wondering if anyone has had any experience with either? or any other places in BC i should look at?
Thanks

RennieK · Oct 27, 2011

Hi, are you near Vancouver? Are you staying with the stock set up or doing something else?

Torontonian · Oct 27, 2011

You can do it all yourself. First step is to photograph the wheels to death and measure offset.Great winter project.It's an art and when you are done you will be an "artiste".

Jeandr · Oct 27, 2011

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Jean

DogT · Oct 27, 2011

If you've got drum brakes, they're a piece of cake. Do your own.

Dave
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joeboomer999 · Oct 27, 2011

drum brakes all around, s/s wm3x19 rims, s/s butted spokes. fairly close to vancouver yes. and i thought about doing them myself but am just not to sure due to the trueing and offset and whatnot.

RennieK · Oct 27, 2011

I'm in Victoria and I'd be willing to help out. I've done many Norton, Triumph, BSA but not for 25 years. I'm starting to do more work on my bike now and wheels is no biggie. If Victoria is convenient PM me and we can get together some afternoon and do them. Otherwise don't be afraid to jump into it, there's lots of help on the forum here.

Big_Jim59 · Oct 27, 2011

Wheel building is one of the most stratifying jobs a home restorer can undertake. Take lots of pictures of your old wheels, measured the offset (better yet make a jig ) make, borrow or buy a truing stand and watch a video or two. To build wheels fast is an art form. To build your own wheels takes patience and attention to detail but "it is not rocket surgery" as they say.

Jeandr · Oct 30, 2011

Big_Jim59 said:
"it is not rocket surgery" as they say.

Thatś a new one on me, but right you are. No need for a truing stand either, as long as the spindle and the measuring tool can both be fixed in place, the wheel can be trued to almost zero wobble and runout.

Jean

RennieK · Oct 31, 2011

Hey Jean, what's easier, MC or bicycles? The truing stands most bicycle shops have make most motorcycle shop stands look stone age.

I took my bicycle wheels into get a few spokes and they talked me into replacing the whole wheel (I guess they get the whole rim - hub packages now already spoked from china no doubt. I said ok but I want my old rim and hub with the 5 broken spokes back. I went to get it and they had thrown my old wheel out (or did they hang on to my old better stuff for one of their custom rebuilds). The worst of it was they didn't even do the front that needed 2 new spokes. I'm going to do that myself after that service I got from them.

Jeandr · Oct 31, 2011

Bicycles are easier, at least you can bend a rim back in shape. I don't do enough wheels to warrant the purchase of a truing stand, I just clamp the axle in the vice and secure a dial guage where it won't move. I can get rims to 0.005" on either bicycles or motorcycles, I take my time and do it right. I like the cost of doing things myself :wink: One thing I like the most about doing it myself, I don't have to wait, I do it when I want and it is ready when I want.

Jean

Torontonian · Nov 1, 2011

Mmmmmm... bicycles. Check out the new micro brake MC stuff .. I drove it as a tester and am blown away. Tiny.

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