Wheel building

[skiptooth13]

Does any one have a good link or web sight tutorial for lacing / building 36 spoke 3 cross wheels. They are 26".
Thanks, Daniel

 

[whitefiretiger]

http://www.atomiczombie.com/Tutorial - 3 Cross Wheel Lacing - Page 1.aspx

I normally just set another wheel next to me that is prelaced for reference

If you want to have some fun you can do 3 leading 3 trailing. Some people say you may need a tad longer spokes than normal but I've always used the same length as standard 3x lacing.
Here's a how to. http://www.baldurdash.org/OtherStuff/3leading3trailing.html

I just re laced my extra rear wheel for my 29er this way because it really changes the look.

Still need to tru it but otherwise done.

 

[clamdigger]

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html and be sure to read the how to here at RRB on pg.2 by mikeybikey

 

[mornview]

I just did my first wheel build a week ago; came out awesome. I used a combination of four resources (plus probably a few others along the way, but these are the main four):

1. The aforementioned Atomic Zombie tutorial.
2. Roger Musson's "A Practical Guide to Wheel Building: 3rd Edition". This is an e-book available for like $5. Not only is it probably the best wheel building book out there, I also read it from start to finish in no time.
3. Arup Sen's series of videos on Youtube on wheel building. An excellent visual resource.
4. The wheel-building chapter in "Glenn's New Complete Bicycle Manual". This book is easily the most valauble bicycle reference I've ever bought; you can probably get it on Amazon for 99 cents.

Not all of those references are 36-hole specific, but some are valuable for learning technique. It's also extremely helpful to look at other 36-hole wheels and pay attention to their lacing patterns. Good luck!