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Bike Build

Feb. 21, 2011, 12:36 p.m.
kperras
kperras
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Stolen from RideMonkey, but I found it pretty cool since I usually build my bikes from scratch (including wheels and redoing brake lines).

https://vimeo.com/20180435

Feb. 21, 2011, 12:52 p.m.
Knnn
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must be soooo satisfying to build your own from scratch.

kperras, you should a video of time delayed photographs of your next build?

Please let me demonstrate the ride around; really it's no trouble.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:19 p.m.
DaveM
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pretty cool, although pretty much everyone I know does the same, with the exception of wheels. That's one thing I keep telling myself that I have to learn but never have.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:28 p.m.
biggles604
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pretty cool, although pretty much everyone I know does the same, with the exception of wheels. That's one thing I keep telling myself that I have to learn but never have.

Wheels are the most satisfying part.
I'm still not sold on having to face a BB/headtube, that should be a manufacturing step, not an assembly step.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
DaveM
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Wheels are the most satisfying part.

and the fact that you've offered to teach me wheelbuilding makes it even more lame that I haven't done it yet. I've got one coming up, maybe it will be my first.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:31 p.m.
biggles604
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and the fact that you've offered to teach me wheelbuilding makes it even more lame that I haven't done it yet. I've got one coming up, maybe it will be my first.

Offer still stands.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:36 p.m.
boomforeal
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Wheels are the most satisfying part.

true, probably because they're the only challenging part if you're building from new

"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:47 p.m.
strahan
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kperras, you should a video of time delayed photographs of your next build?

i guess you haven't seen ken work a camera.

Feb. 21, 2011, 1:51 p.m.
morgman
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Building wheels from new is actually very satisfying because it's quite easy to get new rims and spokes to go straight with even tension. It's maintaining wheels that's the real challenge!

flickr

Feb. 21, 2011, 2:05 p.m.
boomforeal
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Building wheels from new is actually very satisfying because it's quite easy to get new rims and spokes to go straight with even tension. It's maintaining wheels that's the real challenge!

safe to say,

"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave

Feb. 21, 2011, 2:35 p.m.
Couch_Surfer
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Rubber gloves? Really?

Feb. 21, 2011, 2:41 p.m.
morgman
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safe to say,

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to boomforeal again.

Too bad. I was really ready to negrep you for that ballbuster.

flickr

Feb. 21, 2011, 2:49 p.m.
kperras
kperras
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must be soooo satisfying to build your own from scratch.

kperras, you should a video of time delayed photographs of your next build?

I think Strahan said he'd lend me his camera.

Feb. 21, 2011, 3:11 p.m.
biggles604
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Rubber gloves? Really?

Makes cleanup way easier.

Feb. 21, 2011, 3:45 p.m.
Ispy
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Stolen from RideMonkey, but I found it pretty cool since I usually build my bikes from scratch (including wheels and redoing brake lines).

Nice vid. Is there a benefit to redoing the brake lines out of the box? I'm in the midst of a build right now and they seemed to set up without issue.

"Everybody loves something, even if its just tortillas"

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