I did not say you cant build a wheel I said you cant build a wheel like a master wheel smith. How often do you have to have to tweak your wheels? we are all guilty of thinking we can do as well as someone that has done the job for many years. I am very guilty of that myself.
Feel free to lay off the snark, it doesn't add anything to your posts. If one doesn't have the specialty tool in hand, all I was saying is a small crescent can be used - never claimed it is the perfect tool.My uncle the master machinist slapped me in 1965 and explained that crescent wrenches were a last resort. Many a home mechanic has trashed a project with a crescent wrench. Good on you for being the odd man out.
Just mark it with a sharpie
That's actually exactly what I did. Still, I had to look for the sharpie (magic marker) every time I picked it up, which is a waste of time. Much easier to grab the right size wrench, without having to find the slot marked with magic marker. Like I mentioned, the wrench does work, it just not the one I would grab to do a wheel....Just mark it with a sharpie
I've done 3 wheels to date, and they were all checked at about 50 miles, with no corrections necessary. If I see or feel anything curious (like some kind of bobble for instance) I'll check them again then. The one bike, powered by the big Bafang Ultra with 160nm, is a good example of a wheel that you might expect some problems with - yet it's running as straight as the day I installed it. I attribute this to the fact that each spoke was final tuned with a tension meter.
Good point... Building a wheel you're probably better off with the 1 size wrench.
50 miles is not even enough time to break in a wheel several thousand miles is needed. we all love to think we are great at things the first time or a few times we have done it. wheels are a art and a learned skill. let me know how the wheels are doing a few thousand miles later.
And when/if I do that, you'll have more BS nonsense to spread at that point in time. I'll pass.....
right. well myself I dont have to keep checking my wheels I know they will stay true their whole life
good wheels are hand built otherwise they are machine built. So have you ever owned a good hand built wheel? before I got my ebike My recumbent had them 10,000 miles they never needed trued.
Where did you say you had a local guru looking after your wheels for you? Shall I go back a few notes so I can quote you on that? WHY would that be necessary if your wheels were good for life. C'mon. Some days you can be really ignorant....
Of course... and I'm sure it required the same skill and craftsmanship as a Stradivarious.
nowhere actually. all my hand built wheels have kept true. the ones on my bulls for about 6000 miles though I don't ride that bike much now. I mean your claiming your a pro wheel builder after a few wheels and 50 whole miles come on now.
No, after building 3 wheels, nowhere did I claim anything but rookie status. Your ignorance is hanging out again. That does not mean my wheels are inferior in any way. Top grade materials were used to build them, and great care was used to maintain a precision build. That does not make me a pro builder, nor do I claim to be one.
except you said your wheels are not inferior thats claiming your wheels are just as good is it not? I never said your wheels are bad I said they are not built as well as a pro builds them. thats not an insult thats jsut a fact. I am terrible with communication so it may have sounded like I was lying what you did was s*it but thats not what I meant.
Let's just move on, OK?
