Re: [CR]Conversations on wheel building...are there great wheelbuildersand why are they better than others?

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 18:05:11 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Conversations on wheel building...are there great wheelbuildersand why are they better than others?
References: <BB2778F0.935E%bill_bryant@prodigy.net>


Bill Bryant wrote:
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> Not necessarily so...
> One wheelbuilding technique that I haven't seen on the 'net, in a book or
> video yet is the material Spence put onto spoke threads prior to building.
> He asked me not to share it with anyone and so I haven't. All these years
> later, I'm not aware of anyone else mentioning it. (cut)

You're not aware of anyone else mentioning it Bill!?!?!? (Errrr, Bill, you just mentioned it!)

But why would you be aware of anyone else mentioning the "secret sauce" Bill? We are all sworn to secrecy just like you and intend to take Spence's secret formula to our graves!!!

Chuck "in The Circle of Trust" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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