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Aug 07 2008

fixed gear wheel building

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We have discussed buying a fixed gear wheelset and mentioned that there is another way to go about the process of making wheels for your fixed gear conversion. Now we are going to discuss the process of wheelbuilding. This is a very delicate process that requires a lot of time to get it to work right. The payoff is great knowing that you have built your wheel by hand. There are two ways you can go about your wheelbuilding process. You can go the cheap way and use your old rims, or you can buy new rims and have a completely fresh wheelset.

Rims
The first step of this process is to get new rims. You may be able to use your old rims if you would like. Since rims are typically not in very good condition on a very old road bike, i would recommend buying new ones. You want to buy just the rims and not the whole wheel set for this. The most important part of this is getting rims that have the same number of spoke holes as your hub has. There are often great deals on rims on ebay:

Mavic Open Pro 32 Hole Road Bike Rim Brand New Blk 700c Mavic Open Pro 32 Hole Road Bike Rim Brand New Blk 700c Paypal 10 Bids US $36.00 10h 55m
Sun CR 18 Touring Commuting 700c Road Bike Rim 32 Hole Sun CR 18 Touring Commuting 700c Road Bike Rim 32 Hole Paypal US $25.93 2d 22h 14m
New Matrix Titan Tour Touring Road Bike Rim 700c 36 H New Matrix Titan Tour Touring Road Bike Rim 700c 36 H Paypal US $17.93 2d 17h 16m
Gipiemme Grecal Parade Road Bike Rim 700c 16 Spoke Gipiemme Grecal Parade Road Bike Rim 700c 16 Spoke Paypal US $29.93 11d 6h 15m
RITCHEY SNAP ON ROAD BIKE RIM WHEEL TAPE STRIP 700c 700 RITCHEY SNAP ON ROAD BIKE RIM WHEEL TAPE STRIP 700c 700 Paypal US $.99 25d 19h 44m

Hub
On the hub, the big two things to look for are the width of the hub itself to fit onto your frame, and the number of spoke holes. The number of spoke holes have to match the number on the rim that you chose. Make sure you get a fixed gear hub, these are hubs that have dual directional threading.

FORMULA CARTRIDGE REAR HUB TRACK FIXED GEAR BLACK 32H FORMULA CARTRIDGE REAR HUB TRACK FIXED GEAR BLACK 32H Paypal US $35.99 21h
Track Fixed gear hub set Miche Made in Italy 28 hole Track Fixed gear hub set Miche Made in Italy 28 hole Paypal 4 Bids US $31.00 13h 9m
FORMULA CARTRIDGE FRONT HUB TRACK FIXED GEAR BLACK 32H FORMULA CARTRIDGE FRONT HUB TRACK FIXED GEAR BLACK 32H Paypal US $35.99 14d 19h 28m
PAIR 3mm Rear Hub Axle Spacers 10mm Fixed Gear Track PAIR 3mm Rear Hub Axle Spacers 10mm Fixed Gear Track Paypal US $6.99 9d 28m
Phil Wood H Plus Son Fixed Gear Hub Wheel SL42 fixie Phil Wood H Plus Son Fixed Gear Hub Wheel SL42 fixie Paypal US $250.00 2d 15h 59m

Spokes
This is an item that you are probably best off buying at a local bike shop. Bring in your rims and hub and they should be able to hook you up. Also get the brass nipples to hook the spokes to the rim when your in there.

20 Inch Wheel and Hub AssambleBrand New 36 Spoke 20 Inch Wheel and Hub AssambleBrand New 36 Spoke Paypal US $20.00 1d 8h 10m
DT SWISS Revolution SpokeBlack20 15 2064pcs DT SWISS Revolution SpokeBlack20 15 2064pcs Paypal US $59.95 20d 13h 30m
BMX Spokes 100s of sizes NEW bicycle bike fixie road BMX Spokes 100s of sizes NEW bicycle bike fixie road Paypal US $12.99 28d 10h 9m
CUSTOM LENGTH WHEELSMITH STAINLESS BLACK 14g SPOKES 32 CUSTOM LENGTH WHEELSMITH STAINLESS BLACK 14g SPOKES 32 Paypal US $28.99 29d 17h 49m
Spokes Spokes Spokes 12lbs Random Sizes 14g Gal CP Spokes Spokes Spokes 12lbs Random Sizes 14g Gal CP Paypal 0 Bid US $9.99 1d 19h 35m

That concludes our post on wheelbuilding parts. On the next post we will show you how to go about building your wheel.

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Jul 31 2008

Bike Maintenance Book

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Cleaning Bike Chain

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