Build Your Own Road Bike Wheels

You many never have considered building your own wheels.

Build your own road bike wheels.

It lets you create a custom bike and it improves your knowledge as a bike mechanic. This instructable describes the basic concept of how to build a 36 spoke bike wheel. In fact if it s your first time doing so they shouldn t be since you don t want to destroy a costly set of carbon fiber rims. Experienced wheel builders will see certain steps omitted.

If it runs disc brakes and is intended for road bikes or cyclo cross applications then its in this category. The home of the custom bicycle wheel you pick it we build it. Too complicated too likely to get it wrong too easy to get someone else to do it. The end result looks quite complicated but getting there involves fairly simple steps.

Road time trial tri non disc wheels that use rim brakes for road bike applications. All fair points but it s not actually very difficult. Building a bike from a new or used bike frame is one of the most rewarding things a cycling enthusiast can experience. We are also assuming and this is a herculean assumption that you know the proper spoke length for your application.

Ultra aero super light dirt road wheels or just everyday riders. This is by design in an effort to simplify the process for the first time builder. The wheels you build for yourself don t have to be fancy.