How much should bicycle wheelbuilding cost?
A detailed breakdown of bicycle wheelbuilding costs: lacing, nipple threading, truing time, rim and spoke prices, and when custom wheels are worth it.
Wheelbuilding
Posts related to bicycle wheel building
Spoke Lacing: What makes Sense and what is Nonsense! Efficiency Comparison using Advanced Engineering software
Why are some wheels stronger than others, and which wheel design and lacing pattern is the best? An engineering analysis of this dilemma.
DATASHEET: Hub dimensions
Table with measured hub dimensions that are important for calculating optimal spoke length when building bicycle wheels
DATASHEET: Effective rim diameter (ERD)
Table with a list of effective rim diameter (ERD) data that I have measured. Along with some other rim related data for bicycle wheel building.
Hub measurement for bicycle wheelbuilding
Important hub dimensions that need to be taken in order to calculate the optimal spoke length for bicycle wheelbuilding. What to measure and how to do it.
What is effective rim diameter (ERD) and how to measure it
What is the effective rim diameter (ERD), how to measure it – and a linked datasheet with ERDs of various rims. Important for bicycle wheelbuilding.
Bicycle wheel building basics
How to true a bicycle wheel? How to build strong wheels? Which spokes and rims are the best? I give all these answers (and a bit more) here.
Custom made wheel for a great man
Custom wheel build with a laser-engraved hub. A technical lesson on why using long nipples to fix short spokes failed.