as the title says really , just incase i want to have a go at some time

ive tried it, lacing is ok once you get hang of it but trueing them up and dishing them is bery hard, its probably best leaving it to a proffesional, i have only ever found one guide to lacing and it was wrong

i've done it in the past but only with a 26 " alloy rim (don't know if they're easier to true up). go on ste have a bash what have you to lose !

timelord, what is dishing ?

Steve

I'm stripping a back wheel down over the next few days and respoking it. I'll take a few step by step pictues which may be of help to you.

Piece of cheese once you get going on it. Time Lord's right though trueing the wheel is the tricky bit (hence why I lace them up and let my Roger true the for me.)

Halfords are truing our wheels but they are £10 each.

dishing is making sure the rim is central to the hub if you know what i mean

ah, i thought it must have been, just never heard the name before.

hey grifter wheels shouldnt need dished

as thats  to fit a multi speed freewheel in ..
the spokes are straighter on the drive side of those wheels
this makes the spokes more liable to break as they suffer shock loading directly along there length..not at an angle as the other side does
also they are under more tension

larger diameter wheels are easier to build as the spokes are easier to fit..and the rims are more flexible...spokes are further apart so its easier to twirl the spoke key

oh just got a pair of 24" rims...and a Shimano LX hub..and a Quando disc hub...from ebay
was thinking of building  the LX cassette hub onto the 24" ...then building a dyno front hub into the other rim...they are 32 spoke.
but have to figure out the spoke lengths

I might build the quando to a 20" rim...for my Dirt cross...but worried if I can get a good chain line for the 8 speed cassette...as its has short chainstays

apparently grifter wheels do need to be dished so they firt in the frame straight without having the hubs at funny angles