Twilkes
Guru
Not sure how I got started building my own, wheels, it was a few years ago when I damaged a rim on a pothole, but I've never since bought a pre-made wheel. But am I wasting my time and/or money?
The last one was a 32-hole Shimano Deore Front Hub HBM475 (£15), Halo White Line Classic rim (£21), and some stainless steel double butted spokes (£16). With rim tape that's £53 - what kind of wheel could I have bought for that?
For context, I don't remember ever breaking a spoke on a wheel I've built, all triple-cross patterns, although I have always broken spokes on OEM wheels but that would be on ~£300 hybrid bikes so not the best quality wheels to start with. And lacing and truing a wheel is fun.
The last one was a 32-hole Shimano Deore Front Hub HBM475 (£15), Halo White Line Classic rim (£21), and some stainless steel double butted spokes (£16). With rim tape that's £53 - what kind of wheel could I have bought for that?
For context, I don't remember ever breaking a spoke on a wheel I've built, all triple-cross patterns, although I have always broken spokes on OEM wheels but that would be on ~£300 hybrid bikes so not the best quality wheels to start with. And lacing and truing a wheel is fun.
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