Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> I have read that machines used to build wheels are expensive, but
> machine built can be, if properly used and set up, just almost as good
> as hand built. From my own experience I would tend to trust the hands of
> a seasoned expert though. When did these machines come into being, and
> did they find acceptance in the world of quality lightweight bikes
> during the say 70's and 80's?
Trek got a Holland Mechanics robot (through Sturmey-Archer, IIRC) in the early 80's, maybe 82 or 83. It built fairly decent wheels, but we hand-tuned all of them after they came off the robot.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA