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Quoted message said:Michael Press said:Quoted message said:eh, I was a car guy before I could drive. that was a done deal. I
just happen to also have an interest in bikes and I'm enough of a
machinery snob that an X-mart bike won't cut it, but I probably will
never, say, build my own wheels. (of course, never say never. It
could happen if I had a good reason to do so.)Quoted message said:At the least you could learn to true, tension, tension balance, and
stress relieve wheels. That way you can buy a machine built wheel
set with good quality parts for good money, then tune up the wheels
yourself. Start by truing your current wheels. First put
penetrating lubricant on the threads and wait a day.Make sure the interface between spoke nipple and rim eyelet also get a
drop of oil. No need to wait. Oil will not separate metal-to-metal
loaded interfaces and will, therefore, not change with passage of
time.
I did not know that.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Choosing parts, finding parts, buying parts, and lacing the wheels
is the other half.Selecting ready made wheels is usually easier faster and less
expensive.
Yes, I did not make it clear enough.
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Michael Press