In the late '70s and early '80s I rode with Jobst (author below) on weekend
group rides, and he was the acknowledged guru of wheel-building even back
then. "Jobst rides" btw were the first off-road riding I ever did, only on
skinny-tired bikes. You could get away with 25c or 28c tires back then, and
probably can now (although why you'd want to...), on singletrack in the
Santa Cruz Mountains. Pretty buff stuff, not much on rocks. Lower Alpine
Road was more of a challenge because it was all gravel. Now it's paved...

Paul




Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:14:52 -0700

From: "Nicolas Pottier" <nicpottier@...>

Subject: Re: Building a front wheel





And while you are at it, pick up a copy of "The Bicycle Wheel":

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0960723668/

No idea why that used copy if going for $150, but this is a great read from

an incredibly anal engineer on the physics of wheels and how to best build

them. A great read and the last chapter is a great walk through of building

a standard 3 cross wheelset that I've used to build my wheels for the past 4

years with great success.

Building wheels is not as hard as you might think. I find it really

satisfying to sit down in front of tv with a rim and handful of spokes and

end up with a rock solid wheel after a couple hours.

-Nic

Regards,

Paul

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