Fwd: [CR]Building up wooden rims....

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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:03:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Art Link" <artlink@columnssanantonio.com>
Subject: Fwd: [CR]Building up wooden rims....
To: classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Nipples may have to be 3/4" and fit in the recess of the spoke hole.A nipple washer may be necessary. Prep the rim with a coat of glue and let dry thoroughly,then reglue with a fresh coat and put on the properly glue-prepped tire as per metal rim(see archives for long thread on this topic). Art-sticky fingers- Link,San Antonio,TX,USA

Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:35:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Building up wooden rims....

I am getting ready to build a set of track wheels, using FB hubs & 'Ghisallo' wooden rims. I have built hundreds of wheels over the years, but these will be my first set of "woodies", so I have a couple of questions: 1) About how much longer should the spokes be, than on a metal tubular tim? 2)Are longer nipples nessecary? 3)Spoke tension-higher, lower, or about the same as metal rims? 4)Any special tricks to prepping the rims for tire glue? Any info appreciated!

Larry Myers Portland, OR, USA

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