Bike Mania Part1-Wheel Building

Ok, let's talk about wheel building, first you need a rim, a hub then you need nipples,some spokes and have them cut for fitting your rim and hub.

Then...

check on internet, there are a lot of online video to show you how to build a wheel. ^_^(BTW, i got my study video from youtube)

I found it is quite interesting, i mean building a wheel and then true it, sure it will also save your money and time, you can do it at home, you won't get dirty hands.

Tools, wheel building does not need special tools, you can do it even with a spoke wrench, sure, with a spoke wrench you can do your job faster.

Truing, take a little time and patient, but i found it suits me well, i just like do wheel truing, it is like an...like a kind of yoga, you gotta concentrate on the edge of rim, and even your breath, slowly, check, adjust, recheck, re-adjust, things like that. well, i got same feel when i develop my 8x10 inches sheet films in a darkroom. enjoy it very very much( BTW, soon will make a report about my new darkroom, wow, wow, can't wait)