I build my Trike wheels on the trike. I have zip tied a Vernier Gauge to a carbon tent pole which I zip tie across the Seat Stays . Once I have laced them I fit to the trike and use the Vernier to get them straight , and to get any 'up and down' out. Worth marking the hub in relation to the axle so if you do take it off it goes back in the same place . ( Trike Hubs, particularly Chrome ones, can distort a bit over time .. I am assuming they aren't new )
Have the rear of the trike slightly elevated.. I use an old school turbo trainer that supports the bottom bracket shell and you take the front wheel out and clamp it in .
I realise I am summarising some of the past advice here . Yes a trike back wheel is like a front in that the spokes are same length both sides .
I have in the past used a hub axle with one cone on the round end of the hub and a lock Nut against the hexagon end , in a wheelbuilding jig , letting the axle rotate in the Jig but didn't find that very satisfactory .
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Re: Wheel building
There is enough variation between rim diameters to make it worthwhile measuring the actual rim you bought, rather than relying on somebody else's measurement.alexnharvey wrote: ↑27 Jun 2022, 4:32pmI know I'm replying to Colin rather than the OP, but i trust the online calculators and slightly distrust their databases of rim and hub measurements. Do you have a caliper that will allow you to check that the hub measurements are the same as your hub? Even if you do not, a quick sense check with a ruler can confirm your hub is the same as listed. Similarly, are you able to use the two spokes method to check the erd?
Bike fitting D.I.Y. .....http://wheel-easy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bike-set-up-2017a.pdf
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/
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Re: Wheel building
Agree. All you need to start with.
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Re: Wheel building
I got my last lot from t’ebay - not a full wheel worth, but the price was comparable to what I paid pre Brexit.