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looks like a session tomorrow - don't think enough people are around today...

Sunday is so go

So who is Saturday and who is Sunday?

Me, I'll do both.

Playing football at 5pm on Sunday directly opposite the Wandsworth car park.

Will be wrecked afterwards but up for playing.

Pip you need to get one as well.

I have one but it's plain white towelling Wayne. Nothing vintage.

Not if I can work out how to build them...

Jack will be in another city

Jack isn't on our team

That is blatantly you on the right.

team night out west = a nice idea but never happens

Just taped them together. It's fine in that I have now got it to a relatively uniform tension but in getting it there a couple of nipples got stripped. I'm 80% sure it needs to be tensioned further (probably another 'octave' judging from the pitch of plucking the spokes of decent wheels) but I'm terrified the whole thing is about to ping to pieces. Previously there were no threads showing, on the new rim (at the current tension) there are about 5 threads showing on average).

Basically I just need to step up.

I'm working in the day sat/sun but can finish about 4pm. I also need to finish building the wheel. The tensioning is totally tormenting me.

Laced my first wheel build last night but was hoping someone could put my mind at ease.

Build is a Surly front onto a Rigida Sputnik. The old rim got wrecked so put the old spokes on the Sputnik (same ERD so re-using spokes). Taped the rims together and just moved the spokes over.

All spokes are approximately the same tension. Whilst getting to this point, a couple of nipples suffered stripped threads and the spokes popped out. There are about 5 threads of each nipple showing but on the old rim there were no threads showing at all.

Compared to other (well-built) wheels I have, the spokes are not producing the same tone when plucked - they should be tightened. However they are definitely not loose and the nipples are not 'easy' to turn.

I should just tension the wheel in small increments right and not worry about the previous stripped nipples?

Yea, tape the rims together and BAM BAM BAM.

I like the CB a lot.

Rigida Sputnik rim - replacement for last week's crumpled one.

I really like your polo frame Pip...

I'm out (poker game at work actually worth playing in). Also out on Monday (moving house). If anyone wants games Saturday or Sunday night then yes please.

Apparently my Sputnik has been delivered. Party.

34 x 21

The EOS 350D was produced in 2005/2006.

It's up on ebay. Link PM'd.

They're in bundles on the corners of sideroads. Or at least they were this morning.

We'd need a van or a lot of people...

brilliant

I'm out for ages now. Moving house + real life things to do.

Couldn't get into it last night.

No interest - this slipped to page 5 - going on ebay then...

10th avenue tap out
Greetings from Hurlingham Park
Polo on the edge of town