Like the others have said, it's not difficult; once you understand the basics of how each turn of the spoke nipple affects radial, lateral, and center trueness, as well as how it affects the tension of nearby spokes, it just takes patience. Jobst Brandt's book, The Bicycle Wheel, gave me a good understanding of the mechanics involved.
In addition to buying a truing stand, I also have a Park tensiometer -- they're both very helpful to a novice wheelbuilder like myself (and important to get the tension right). I've built up about a dozen wheels so far, and they've all held up very well -- although I taco'ed my very first wheel when I got overzealous with stress-relieving when truing! Anyway, I encourage you to give it a go --it's very satisfying to ride on wheels you built on your own! Bob E Cranford, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
