Originally Posted by
zymphad
How hard is it to learn to build wheels? Just curious.
Wheel building is about as technically difficult as adjusting front derailleurs, but obviously takes much longer due to the number of parts involved (12-40 spokes and their nipples). For each wheel I like to drink one beer lacing and one or two finishing it.
Jobst Brandt tested his book _The Bicycle Wheel_ by having each of his grade school sons build a pair of wheels with no additional help.