Originally Posted by
Kimmo
Yeah, it's easier than you think. A rear wheel is a bit trickier, but the main thing is to know the half- dozen or so critical pointers, and then you can just use patience to make up for lack of experience.
In fact, I think its quite possible for someone building their first wheel to do a better job than an experienced builder, since you most likely won't be paying for more than an hour's work; he'll get it to 95% good and call that good enough, while you can keep tweaking away till it's 98% or better. Good idea to have some spare nipples on hand, though.
Forty some years ago, I tried truing my dirt bike wheels. It was no disaster, but didn't turn out particularly well.
Today there is YouTube and written forums, and decades of experience has improved my general DIY skills. But wheel building is a time sink that I don’t want to enter, at least not now.