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Best and cheapest way to revamp 60 year old wheels


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Hi Jeff, this only my opinion on your question

Best way.....................

Triple plate chrome British rims
Unpolished stainless spokes
Brass nipples in chrome
Hubs prepped and painted
Professional rebuild

My guess £750

Cheapest way.............

Tin of silver paint a tenner.

Welcome to the club Jeff, thing is a revamped pair of wheels cost much the same as a bike worth £1000 or £10000 it is your choice.

Kind regards
Colin

Hi

I prefer to build wheels myself - it's not a difficult process and I find it therapeutic.
I budget £475 for a pair to include polished stainless rims and spokes, nickel plated brass nipples, replacement inner tubes and rim tapes, new seals.

Dependant on condition there can be additional expense if the bearings and / or brakes need rectification or you replace the tyres.

Regards Mick

Hi there its not the cheapest but the guys at CWC do a great job and dependent on where in Staffs you are, but they are easy to find in Coleshill.

Ask for Chris and mention you are an AMOC club member and he might give you a bit of discount.

Rough price for a 19'' wheel is £120 rim Galvanised spoke kit £50 and £50 labour. You could always have your old rims powder coated by CWC as they do this in house along with hub polishing or coating i think its about £50 again.

The address and link to the prices are below

Central Wheel Components Limited
8 & 9 Station Road
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 1HT (use B46 1EE for SATNAV)
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)1675 462264


http://www.central-wheel.co.uk/price_li ... e_list.pdf

I bit the bullet and rebuilt my RD 350 rear wheel last year. I was surprised how easy it was even with the original rim which had a high spot in it. The only tools were a clapped out old Black and Decker workmate, a wheel spindle, a strip of wood as a marker and a felt tipped pen.

If you intend doing it yourself and before taking the wheel apart make a note of any offset (hub to rim) if any. (I know nothing about L/W bikes).

Hi

When building my wheels I use a piece of old kitchen worktop as a base:

I draw a circle(s) to represent the rim diameter(s) then drill a hole to accept the spindle in the centre of the circle.

With the hub now resting on the worktop with the spindle through the hole it's easy to block the rim up to the correct offset position.

Aligning the rim with the circle as the spokes are initially laced and adjusted gets me in the ball park with regard to concentricity.

Regards Mick

Bit like this then, Mick? Photos sent to me by a pal (g80csp11) who coincidentally rebuilt this wheel last night.

1) Hole in base board for hub spindle, blocks abutted tight to rim to keep it central to hub.

2) Hub sitting on a couple of old tiles to maintain correct offset.

Cost per wheel

£76 for stainless rim from Devon rims

£25 spokes

Total £101 + a couple of hours

Old rim. New rim
Rim half spoked

Hi Sprid

Yep - that's how I do it - couple of hours per wheel and a feeling of smug satisfaction at the end

I too get my components from The Devon Rim Company - took the opportunity to collect a set in person when I was on holiday once - fine bunch of chaps with a really nice functional facility, (though not the easiest to find).

Regards Mick

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