VO2max Posted February 28, 2007 Share There must me a lot of you that have had wheels build in <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Cape Town area.<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Let me have the name of the guy that truly knows what he is doing. I am a bit of a perfectionist so I really really need a guy who know what he is doing even up to getting the tension exactly the same on the spokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted February 28, 2007 Share Noor at Cycles Direct ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted February 28, 2007 Share The guy at marks workshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted February 28, 2007 Share How about Titus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted February 28, 2007 Share How about Titus ? Shhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWdeJager Posted February 28, 2007 Share The guy at marks workshop I'll second that - inexpensive too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big H Posted February 28, 2007 Share VO2Max You provided the answer yourself..... get somebody who uses a spoke tensiometer. This story about feeling the tension or listening to the ring of the spokes is really bullsh!t. Nobdy has THAT perfect sense to determine spoke tension and YES the secret lies in perfect tension all round for front wheels and differing tension between drive and non drive side to compensate for the dishing effect. I used a Park STM and got it right. Detensioning of the wheel is a must and riding the wheel and rechecking afterwards is also a must. DO NOT GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR RACE WITH A WHEEL THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN AS STABLE!!!!!! I also "locked" the nipple heads with a thread locking fluid. WARNING!!!! DO USE ONE THAT CAN BE LOOSENED AFTERWARD.... NOT ANY THREAD LOCK CAN BE USED. Wheel tensioning is NOT a dark art. If I could master it anybody that can change an electrical plug can do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OcTaLL Posted March 18, 2007 Share Kyalami Cycles, they build my wheels, Ambrosio Carbons, and they build Zipp's wheels as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted March 18, 2007 Share George - Mean Machine Cycles... Germiston, might be a bit out of range, built my wheels for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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