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Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
#323600 04/02/2009 11:24 AM
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Anyone have the tools and/or knowledge to lace and true up a spoked wheel? I'm sure I could figure it out eventually, but I learn a lot better by example than by written instructions... I'd rather not pay a shop to do it down here, plus last summer when I inquired, one local shop told me he hates doing them! uhhh ok... I'd much rather just take a complete wheel to have a tire mounted. And I'd much rather host a tech day than pay for labor to get it laced!!


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Re: Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
bennybmn #323601 04/02/2009 1:01 PM
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I can relate to the guy who hates doing it. I too can lace and true a wheel but hate it and don't do it unless I absolutely have to. There was a post on here last year I think it was of an article how to do do it explained in simple terms. It really isn't as hard as you think just takes a lot of time a patience. I just get frustrated that's why I don't do it. If you do it a lot I guess you can do it pretty fast, I don't so it takes me a while.


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Re: Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
The_Dog33 #323602 04/02/2009 5:59 PM
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Yeah that's my fear too... plus when I do something new, I like a second set of eyes ya know?


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Re: Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
bennybmn #323603 04/03/2009 9:16 PM
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I'm gonna take the lack of response as a no....


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Re: Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
bennybmn #323604 04/03/2009 9:40 PM
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Give Tike a call, he may know
http://www.tikesclassicmotorcycleco.com/

Or maybe Greg Bidou
http://ct.local.yahoo.biz/t100toymakers/

Or Dave Quinn
http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/

Or Ray Becker
http://berkshirelivingmag.com/blog/2008/07/life-cycle/#more-56
If Ray's number isn't in that article,
I'll look it up for you.

Some of those phones may ring into a home. I'm not sure.
All are located within the EST / (or is it) DST time zone.

If none of those leads pan out, let me know. I've got some more.

Re: Anyone in the North East do spoked wheels?
Bucky #323605 04/06/2009 5:43 PM
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Thanks I'm sure I can find someone local if I really look around here, I just figured I would tap the resources here first, ya know?


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