r/wheelbuild

2.4K archived posts · Sep 2011 – Jun 2023

Bicycle Wheel Building

r/wheelbuild

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Created Sep 7, 2011 · restricted

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A subreddit dedicated to handbuilding custom wheels.

Have questions? Get answers. Tension, truing, dishing, materials, best rims, you name it. If you have a general bike maintenance question, please submit it to r/bicycling or r/bikewrench.

LINKS

Spoke calculators

BikeSchool Spoke Length Calculator

Edd easy spoke calculator-no measuring!

DT Swiss Spoke Calculator

Books/Resources

Sheldon Brown

The Bicycle Wheel-a book on wheelbuilding-Jobst Brandt

Wheelpro's Professional Guide to Wheelbuilding-Roger Musson

Lennard Zinn-Art of Road Bike Maintenance

Park Tool Wheels Section

Cutting and Threading Your Own Spokes