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What do you mean by "building a wheel."

My bike is a Free Spirit Pinnacle model from about 1981.
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#22
Quote:What do you mean by "building a wheel."

start with a rim:
http://www.amazon.com/Velocity-Dyad-Rim-700c-Silver/dp/B001GSQSG0/
spokes:
http://www.amazon.com/Wheelsmith-Spokes-Pack-Silver-2-0x294mm/dp/B001CJXG7M/
nipples:
http://www.amazon.com/Wheelsmith-Brass-Nipples-Silver-20x12mm/dp/B000C190L2/
and a hub
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Master-Hub-Alloy-Axle/dp/B004E3SE20/

and build a wheel:
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Front-Alloy-Silver-Schrader/dp/B000AO9KN4/
which includes lacing the spoke, trueing, tensioning, stress relieving, etc.
Nigel
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