Spoke replacement

[perpetualnewb]

Here's my lacing story for those who're interested!
http://www.lbpaine.com/wordpress/2013/08/07/re-lacing-and-balancing-my-bonneville-wheels/

 

[Rocky]

That was quite a saga!!!
Glad it worked out for you.
Having rebuilt the four wheels on my two classic bikes as an amateur, I appreciate the learning experience you went through.

 

[CarlS]

You went through all of the frustrations! Nice work; good job.

 

[perpetualnewb]

The thing that really surprised me was how uneven the original job seemed (based on amount of spoke in the nipple). By the time I was done I got away with only 1/4 of the wheel balancing weights that were originally on it. But then, I had the luxury of spending about 8 hours on mine (across two days) - though the final truing only took about an hour. I'm sure the central wheel guys get them done in 10s of minutes.

 

[perpetualnewb]

Thanks again to all who advised on this thread, I found it immensely helpful.

Now my front wheel is sooo shiny compared to the back, I'm tempted to repeat the whole process on the rear.

 

[CarlS]

Uh oh, he's addicted.

 

[hemibee]

Uh oh, he's addicted.

Or a glutton for punishment.

 

[DaveM]

Nice job you did on it, well done

 

[Rocky]

The thing that really surprised me was how uneven the original job seemed (based on amount of spoke in the nipple). By the time I was done I got away with only 1/4 of the wheel balancing weights that were originally on it. But then, I had the luxury of spending about 8 hours on mine (across two days) - though the final truing only took about an hour. I'm sure the central wheel guys get them done in 10s of minutes.

You're right, those guys can probably true a wheel in 15 minutes.
It took me more than an hour to do just one wheel until I was satisfied and it was well within specs.
Truing is (can be) a frustrationg job for an amateur, but very satisfying when it's done and you did it yourself.