Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Truing is really the key bit, anyway. My (unsolicited
) advice would be to take the time and trouble to flag/mark spokes so as to avoid wind-up (or, if building, buy bladed spokes
) and to pay attention to stress relieving. Everything else is easy peasy.
Lacing isn't all that easy, for me anyway, but I got it eventually.
I sure hope I never have to lace up hubs with one big ass flange: