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No probs. I think investing in actually purchasing his book is best but there are numerous scanned PDFs available on the net for nothing.
Brandt's book covers everything from basic wheel building to the engineering principles underpinning the construction of the wheel so I would always recommend it in just about every wheel building advice context. :-)
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spokes - 28/32
budget - spend what I need to on rims and spokes, got hubs here from old wheels I'll probably re-use (DA 7700) Budget is more of an issue for equipment as I don't fancy spending a lot on kit I probably won't use very often, I'm wondering what the most basic set up I can get away with is really or if cheap equipment will suck the enjoyment out of it all and end up with poor results. When I built the bmx wheels as a kid I just did it in the bike, what's the general opinion on that?
rims - Had previous good experience with CXP 23, 33, open pro, velocity a23. Haven't been very impressed by entry level factory campag (scirrocco), miche or fulcrum in the past.
light if poss, suited to climbing and general road use, I'm about 62kg (before xmas) and don't race or tend to abuse equipment.
Withered preacher - Thanks, had a look at sheldon, he's quite realistic in his approach I got the sense that sticking with something fairly conventional and nothing too exotic is the general advice there.
t_w - thanks, amazon have it for around £20, pity there's no 'look inside' preview facility on amazon. I imagine there's a lot more advanced info in there than I'll need or what you reckon, suitable for beginner? I'm tempted to see how I go with Sheldon in the first instance.