elderJoined: 10 Feb 2006Posts: 594Location: The Bucket
someone more qualified thn me should have written in by now. in a cople of weeks, i should know and i'd be happy to teach you whatever i'm taught, but i won't have any equiptment...
what the hell's wrong with everyone? i've never seen this crowd NOT spring to help a fellow bike nerd.
and stephen, i'm ready to pick up my shirt. i hope it still smells like backpacking in utah in the armpits or i'm gonna be pissed.
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eternalignorance
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:12 am
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
leah wrote:
someone more qualified thn me should have written in by now. in a cople of weeks, i should know and i'd be happy to teach you whatever i'm taught, but i won't have any equiptment...
what the hell's wrong with everyone? i've never seen this crowd NOT spring to help a fellow bike nerd.
and stephen, i'm ready to pick up my shirt. i hope it still smells like backpacking in utah in the armpits or i'm gonna be pissed.
haha, I dont know what it smells like anymore, probally more like bonfire in the armpits but we will see. I have today off, so any time you want it.
langston
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:17 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
I'm going to be working on a wheel and other bike stuff tomorrow afternoon if you want to rendezvous to get some progress done.
I'm thinking that I'll get it mostly done and then take it Colin/Wayward for QC by someone who knows what they're doing more than me.
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jillita
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:28 am
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
Charles at Wright Bros offers an excellent wheel building class that many of us have taken. His next class starts this Sunday. Give him a call to see if there's still room.
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
langston wrote:
I'm going to be working on a wheel and other bike stuff tomorrow afternoon if you want to rendezvous to get some progress done.
I'm thinking that I'll get it mostly done and then take it Colin/Wayward for QC by someone who knows what they're doing more than me.
definately.
though, I have to work at 4pm tomorrow, so before then is most desireable.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:57 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
harlot wrote:
Charles at Wright Bros offers an excellent wheel building class that many of us have taken. His next class starts this Sunday. Give him a call to see if there's still room.
What is up with Charl's crazy spoke lacing method?
Also, I have not written here yet, because I told Stephen to post here for help. I sold him the rims and spokes.
Building a wheel is not difficult but it does take practice to be good. It is good to have a pro look your wheels over after you finish.
langston
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:35 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
eternalignorance wrote:
definately.
though, I have to work at 4pm tomorrow, so before then is most desireable.
Well I live in the UDistrict. My plan is to leave my house around 10, catch Aaron's shop as it opens to buy the spokes and brake cable I need and then bust ass getting stuff fixed up. I have plans at 5, so if you'd like we can get together 'bout noon thirtyish?
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eternalignorance
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:57 pm
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sure where at
langston
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:58 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
eternalignorance wrote:
sure where at
Meet me at the Blue Dog Cafe (52nd & University NE) at 12:30; I live about a half block away and will be wanting coffee by that point in my life.
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eternalignorance
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:17 pm
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
haha no thanks to any of you I finished putting together the front wheel, literature wasn't helping so I just elimidated with my brain! uh....ok, now it needs some serious truing. and the rear wheel also needs to be build I GUESSSSSSS three cross?! SHIT that shit sounds even worse than the two cross, but ok, I am about to give it a go.
edit except langston who tried to help.
but we were both dumb, oh and from the help I got from the guy at wayard.
Aaron
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:16 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
elimidated?
Say, Langston, I never saw you on Saturday.....
eternalignorance
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:19 am
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
uhmm....deduced.
I cant wrap my mind around the three cross aaron, I figured out basically that I had the spokes screwed in too far is why they would make the lengths, but on the rear wheel I left them all really loose to give myself room to work and they wont cross three and make it to the hole, anything I might be doing wrong?
edit how many things am i doing wrong? I am following the three cross pattern on my other wheel so I know the framework pattern isnt wrong.
Aaron
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:22 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Someone is going to have to show you. Without a book or guidance you will be lost.
langston
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:25 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
Aaron wrote:
Say, Langston, I never saw you on Saturday.....
yeah, I was out late schmoozing with the ConWorks people and slept in. I'm torn about what to do; be the responsible guy (ha!) and take the bus out there after work for the spokes and to borrow a book on wheel building or to go see Mudhoney and ride. I finallyfound a FSA wrench, at performance.
Weather will make my decision; if it's shitty out when I get off work I'll bus out there. I'm hoping to have it done enough to be ready to true for monday's .83 shop-night.
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lantius
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:31 am
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so that was my rear wheel you were running into buildings then? langston, langston, langston...
eternalignorance
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:59 pm
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
Aaron wrote:
Someone is going to have to show you. Without a book or guidance you will be lost.
I made the two cross all alone.....you can still see the threaded part...that dosent seem right...does it matter?
Aaron
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:12 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
eternalignorance wrote:
Aaron wrote:
Someone is going to have to show you. Without a book or guidance you will be lost.
I made the two cross all alone.....you can still see the threaded part...that dosent seem right...does it matter?
Me thinks, you made a mistake!
eternalignorance
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:55 pm
Joined: 08 Jan 2006Posts: 359Location: Imaginary Places
well, no one wants to give me a hand, and it seems I am excluded from the next wrench party, I should probally just bring them back.
well, no one wants to give me a hand, and it seems I am excluded from the next wrench party, I should probally just bring them back.
id be carefull with this aaron dude hes not so nice, mkaeing people ahve some stupid card if they want to come to the bike repair aparty. I read you halve to go to three of their 83 rides and win a race to get a card its just not fair!@!!
Aaron
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:44 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
It was Joby's idea and I quite agree, after the lack of brewski's at the last party. I, AS MASTER OF MY DOMAIN, might make an excption for some of you. Stephen, you can come! Tacoma Dude, who the fuck are you?
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