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Roger Musson Wheel Building Book
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User Reviews
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mike Date Reviewed: February 19, 2013 Strengths: Written in layman's terms. Very organized. Great illustrations. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line:
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Richard Humphrey Date Reviewed: January 4, 2013 Strengths: well ritten, very easy to understand, good four first time billder like me. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line:
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Carlo
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth WA Australia Date Reviewed: March 30, 2012 Strengths: Great read. Well written and very easy to understand. Once I had read the process of wheel building the Roger Musson way - I knew my first wheel would be perfect - and it is !!!! Step by step process that if followed you simply can't go wrong. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $14.00 Purchased At: online Bike Setup: Road bike
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Marcel Montagne
a All Mountain Rider
from Barcelona, Spain Date Reviewed: March 24, 2012 Strengths: - very clear explanations - non-anecdotal writing - straight to the point - easy to follow steps Weaknesses: - none - maybe that you have to print it yourself if you want a hard copy (but then you get it without leaving your sofa) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $14.00 Purchased At: http://www.wheelpro. Similar Products Used: - DT Swiss book: really bad - http://sheldonbrown.com/ : lots of useful bicycle "general culture" - http://www.parktool.com/ : easy and simple bike maintenance tips and info Bike Setup: Ragley Blue Pig with some nice bits
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hughtmccullough
a Weekend Warrior
from Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Date Reviewed: April 29, 2011 Strengths: Easy to follow, clear, logical, ALL you need to build a wheel if you are any way competent at bike maintenance. An idiot's guide AND thorough details that would be good enough for a professional. Low cost. Weaknesses: None that I can think of. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: None Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: On-line Similar Products Used: None. Bike Setup: Condor Fratello, standard except for a change to cross forks.
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stubs
a Cross Country Rider
from Liverpool, England Date Reviewed: February 21, 2011 Strengths: Easy to read and understand. No Dark art or blackmagic bull that some wheelbuilders and magazines tell you is required to build wheels. Excellent plans to build your own wheel jig mine cost me £3.50 for the bolts and the wood was recycled from an old wardrobe. Weaknesses: The lacing diagrams could be in colour to make it slightly more obvious when you have a part built wheel in one hand and a spoke in the other. Make sure you have plenty of ink and paper when you print it off. Or print it off at work whilst the boss isnt looking. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Penmachno Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: online download Similar Products Used: watched some videos on youtube that were universally unenlightening. Bike Setup: Commencal Super 4, XM719 rims XT rear hub, Superstar Evo 20mm front hub, Avid Elixir brakes, Easton EA 50 bars stem post, XT drivetrain, Maxxis Ardent 2.25 front Maxxis Larsen 2.0 rear.
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FGEP
a Weekend Warrior
from Natchez, MS USA Date Reviewed: November 3, 2010 Strengths: Very understandable and very complete Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $9.00 Purchased At: Wheelpro Similar Products Used: book Jobst Brandt(?sp) and Shelton Brown's article
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actonblue
a Weekend Warrior
from London England Date Reviewed: January 19, 2010 Strengths: Written in a straight forward way that sets out to de-mystify the art of wheelbuilding. Much easier to read than any other on the subject including the Barnett Manual and Jobst Brandt. If you want learn how to build a wheel and the associated tools this is the only publication that you need. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: WheelPro Website. Similar Products Used: Jobst Brandt The Bicycle Wheel and The barnett manual
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robc02
a Racer
from Stafford UK Date Reviewed: January 14, 2010 Strengths: Very readable, down to earth, book. Weaknesses: None that I can see. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Online (bokk downloa Similar Products Used: Book from 1980s - can't remember title. Various online and magazine articles Bike Setup: Various road race, tt, mountain, and utility bikes.
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Battsen
a Weekend Warrior
from Denmark Date Reviewed: November 18, 2009 Strengths: Argumentation Illustrations images good for both pros and beginners Weaknesses: None really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $14.00 Purchased At: sage
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dougmurray
a Cross Country Rider
from Missoula, MT, US Date Reviewed: November 7, 2009 Strengths: Very clear, concise, and useful information. I recently switched computers and rather than hunting through files on the old, I was able to download a new copy of the updated version using the link in the email I received when I first purchased the book in Feb 08 (thanks to gmail's searchable archives). And I see from his website yet another improvement is coming soon, with online videos! Weaknesses: Not necessarily a weakness; it's worthwhile to print and have it spiral-bound. Double-sided, I think it was less than $5 at the university printshop. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything outdoors Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $12.00 Purchased At: wheelpro.co.uk Similar Products Used: Sheldon Brown's website
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John
a Weekend Warrior
from West Moors, Dorset, England Date Reviewed: July 20, 2009 Strengths: Accurate, easily understood, well written, excellent diagrams! Weaknesses: Not a bound book. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $14.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: None (after reading this, not needed). Bike Setup: Two; hybrid, road.
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elia
a Cross Country Rider
from sk Date Reviewed: June 30, 2009 Strengths: I m a wheelbuilder and spent a few years to produce the strongest MTB wheels. I luckily met the Roger's Book. Rogger wheel building book is the best one among other books for me even though I read a number of books. his book is very much of practical use, for not only beginner but also even specialist. He can give you the best approach as for wheelbuilding, also kind & quick communication, I think His book never hide his skill and knowhow, his thorough knowledge. Weaknesses: None, not found yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: xc, am, fr, dh Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: The Bicycle wheel,Barnett's Manual, The art of wheel building and some other books Bike Setup: all the mountain bike wheels
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MK_
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO Date Reviewed: April 13, 2009 Strengths: Great step by step instructions; theory; how tos for making your own wheel building tools; spoke length calculation formulas Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: phew, so many! Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $10.00 Purchased At: Lulu.com Similar Products Used: a few Bike Setup: hub, rims and spokes
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Dennis Hoff
a Weekend Warrior
from Fargo, ND Date Reviewed: April 4, 2009 Strengths: Very good introduction to wheel building. This should be the very first thing someone interested in wheel building or repair purchases, even before a spoke wrench. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: On the road Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $13.00 Purchased At: wheelpro
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