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  • Guys - isn't £30 with spokes included an amazing bargain?

  • depends on where you get your spokes from...

    you can get 80 spokes from cyclebasket for £21.60 including their crazy £6 delivery charge. so he's charging £20 for the building and effort of buying the spokes, but that is assuming hes not getting them trade.

  • Fair enough, I wasn't aware of that. Also depends on what spokes they are too, I guess.

    Whilst on this topic, I just PMd dogsballs about a build.

    Can anyone vouch for him? I heard he's good...

  • When I say heard, I mean read on here somewhere...

  • Dogs is good but often busy.

  • he's a good guy, haven't ridden his wheels though so cant comment on that.

    I've built myself a new rear this weekend using this video here, very satisfying and surprisingly easy to do.

    YouTube- Lacing Non-Drive Side 32 Spoke Rear Wheel | How to Build a Bicycle Wheel

    YouTube- Lacing a Rear 32 Spoke Wheel, 3 Cross | How to Build a Bicycle Wheel

    now got it true and round to within 1 or 2 mm, just need a new cog for it and going to get it checked out by somebody to make sure it is tense enough.

  • Yea I might have a go. I've built a few before, but they were mtb and under the atchful eye ofa shop mechanic.

    Thanks for the info guys!

  • they are double butted sapim spokes. black or silver.

  • I've built a couple of wheels but wouldn't mind checking they're done right. In Balham.

    Any experts happy to have a look and help true them?

    Beers on me for a good job.

  • Any one recommend/do for me a service on a set of beater wheels I picked up very cheap (hence pretty trashed) ?
    The wheels are in E1.

  • I'm still doing my wheel building / servicing.

  • PM coming!

  • go tommy

  • No response from Tommy,
    Anyone else offering wheel services?

  • yeah i am still building. send me a PM, yo.

  • i will check the over. i live in balham. let me know if you still need a hand.

    I've built a couple of wheels but wouldn't mind checking they're done right. In Balham.

    Any experts happy to have a look and help true them?

    Beers on me for a good job.

  • I simply cannot read this thread without a quick plug.

    http://yogarup.com/wheels

    New builds, rebuilds, retensioning, truing and tutorials. I'm in West London (Southall) for another week or so and then will be in SE London (Sydenham).

  • Anyone in North London building wheels? I need some re-lacing.

  • bump - anyone in North London offering wheel builds?

  • Dogsballs is in Archway, I think he used to build wheels for people. He maybe to busy these days, try pm'ing him.

  • Thanks

  • yeah i am still building. send me a PM, yo.

    totally shagged my rear wheel in a pissed up pothole incident on friday, need a total rebuild.

    fancy refitting a new rear axle and 36 spoke set???

  • yeah, still happy to help peeps, based N19.

  • Hey, anyone able to true a front wheel this evening? round forest gate/stratford way?
    beerz or a fiver if so.

  • Chaz or anyone else, do you offer mechanical services other than wheel building? I need someone to index the gears on my merckx and a few other bits I don't have the tools for..

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