No Truing Stand, dishing tool or
No Spoke Tension Meter
I mounted the wheel into the frame and began dialing in tension, hop, dish etc.
48 spokes are a bit of a nightmare to chase around the rim, I admit I thought I was going a bit crazy at one stage.
My goal was to get it good enough that I could cycle it for the coming week. I’m running 47-622 at the rear with minimal clearance to the mudguard and the chainstays.
New Rim Tape, Tube and mounted up the tyre. Perfect clearance! Result.
Brought it for a 10km cycle and there were a a few creaks and pings from the rear. I did get a little bit of rubbing. 10minutes of micro adjustments later and it’s like new again.
All in all, I know it’s not 100% and I’ll get it onto a trying stand in the next week BUT it’s unbelievably satisfying to have gotten it to this point with only a spoke key, a ruler, some chain lube and some tape.