Originally Posted by
Tanstaafl
Thanks for the replies! It sounds like proper wheel building is not a task for the novice, though it sounds like I should invest in a spoke tension meter.......
My brother and I both built our own wheels following instructions from a book.
At the time I was 15 my brother was 14. I rode many 1000s of miles on those wheels. While I was away at college someone stole my bike from the garage so I have no idea what the ultimate fate of the wheels. They were tubulars so they had limited appeal.
I'm not a pro builder nor would I ever challenge the wisdom of a pro builder. I simply want to make the point that it is time consuming and a bit of an art but it is not impossible for the home mechanic to fix their wheels. What you need to do is find out why you broke your spokes in the first place.