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    Bill B
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    Howdy Yall. I would like to recommend The Bicycle Wheel[3rd edition]by Jobst BRANDT to those that
    would like to start building their own wheels or to those that would like to be more informed on the
    subject of Bicycle wheels. I have built a few wheels in the past and after a little bit of reading
    tonight I now realize that I made mistakes. This is a excellent book and makes for a good read for
    gear heads.A section on rims was a eye opener since I never really knew the advantages or
    disadvantages of aluminum vs anodized vs steel vs ceramic rims. Also I never knew that there was
    such a thing as wood filled rims for tubular tires. braking characteristics on the above rims
    explained some past problems I had with some of my bikes over the years.I bought my book from
    Colorado cyclist for $24.95 plus ship. Amamzon also has the book but you'll get the book faster from
    Colorado. Now back to some more reading about nipples and.........

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  2. Jude T. McGloin
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    Bill, Excellent book on wheel building. Required reading for my wheel building class participants.
    However, NEVER ask Jobst's opinion on recumbents as viable bicycles.

    Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and Sports,
    Inc 1-800-586-6645 "Bill B" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Howdy Yall. I would like to recommend The Bicycle Wheel[3rd edition]by Jobst BRANDT to those that
    would like to start building their own wheels or to those that would like to be more informed on
    the subject of Bicycle wheels. I have built a few wheels in the past and after a little bit of
    reading tonight I now realize that I made mistakes. This is a excellent book and makes for a good
    read for gear heads.A section on rims was a eye opener since I never really knew the advantages or
    disadvantages of aluminum vs anodized vs steel vs ceramic rims. Also I never knew that there was
    such a thing as wood filled rims for tubular tires. braking characteristics on the above rims
    explained some past problems I had with some of my bikes over the years.I bought my book from
    Colorado cyclist for $24.95 plus ship. Amamzon also has the book but you'll get the book faster
    from Colorado. Now back to some more reading about nipples and.........

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  3. Dave Larrington
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    Or save your money and go here: sheldonbrown.comwheelbuild.html

    Dave Larrington - legslarry.crosswinds.netlegslarry.crosswinds.net
    ===========================================================
    Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
    bhpc.org.ukbhpc.org.uk
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  4. Bill B
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    "Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

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    Or save your money and go here: sheldonbrown.comwheelbuild.html

    And after you go there you'll notice that Sheldon recommends the book

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  5. Tom Sherman
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    Dave Larrington said:


    Or save your money and go here: sheldonbrown.comwheelbuild.html

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a MPEG video worth?

    Although I have not tried building wheels, I have the Gaerlan Wheelbuilding CD-ROM [1], and I highly
    recommend it as complement to the written materials available.

    As an aside, the homebuilt folding CLWB bike is also interesting looking. [2]

    [1] < gaerlan.combooks.html >
    [2] < gaerlan.comlbent.gif >

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

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  6. Mark Stonich
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    The Art Of Wheelbuilding by Gerd Schranner ISBN # 0-9649835-3-2 Here in the USA, your LBS can order
    it from QBP.

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