The true art of wheelbuilding

A couple of month's ago, well what do i say, i guess it is almost a year by now (how time flies) i bought a book ;
"THE ART OF WHEELBUILDING by GERD SCHRANER"
http://www.aspirevelotech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BK_WB01&Category_Code=BOOKS
I intended to use the book as a guide to build a set of wheels of my own, back then for the Serotta ATX , using the Mavic Rims, the red Classic Chris King hubs (which are gorgeous by the way) and black DT spokes.
I read the book and made the right decission and use the pro's for the things they are good in,..and i'll concentrate on the things i am good in (which is not that much ;) ) and have the wheels build and don't touch them myself.



I guess the CK hubs are part of my "signature builds", some parts just end up of every bike, i have another set on the Serotta TiMax, silver hubs, Dt spokes, mavis ceramic rims

A few weeks back I bought a beautifull Fat Chance Ti (Which is still a customs GRRRR! ) from my new very good friend Aaron, a very kind bike addict, with a big bike related knowledge and impressive bike related group of friends.
Aaron also offered me a Chris King Pewter hubed wheelset which will be coming my way aswell in couple of weeks.



He told me who built the wheels and showed me a link to the master at work, and because i just love people who are so into their work i want to show the small clips of Pancho Herrera
In these small clips he tells and explains step by step how to build a nice set of wheels,..every aspect is explained

good luck trying it yourself ! :)

Calculating Spoke Length for a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Fine Tuning a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

How to Dish a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

How to Tension a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

How to True a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Measuring Spoke Length when Building a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Placing Drive Side Pulling Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Placing Left Side Pulling Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Placing Static Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Preparing a Bicycle Wheel for Tensioning -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Preparing Spokes for a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Relieving Stress in a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Tools for Building a Bicycle Wheel -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

Thanks for the clips Pancho!
i hope this will be of any help to anyone out there