Pepijn
XS650 New Member
Hi all,
I’m in the progress of rebuilding a ‘81 Special and wanted to switch to spoke wheels.
To do so I bought a used 18” rear wheel (alu shouldered rim) and a front wheel with a low profile chrome rim.
I bought 2 new 2.5x18” XS Performance rims for both wheels and 18” SS spoke sets. The seller told me he had the front 18” rim custom made (the same for the front spoke set).
This is my first time lacing wheels, but I have the feeling it has gone horribly wrong. I had to bend the last spokes quite a bit to fit them and it seems like the “nuts” do not fall into the dimples.
What am I doing wrong when you look at the pictures?
I’m in the progress of rebuilding a ‘81 Special and wanted to switch to spoke wheels.
To do so I bought a used 18” rear wheel (alu shouldered rim) and a front wheel with a low profile chrome rim.
I bought 2 new 2.5x18” XS Performance rims for both wheels and 18” SS spoke sets. The seller told me he had the front 18” rim custom made (the same for the front spoke set).
This is my first time lacing wheels, but I have the feeling it has gone horribly wrong. I had to bend the last spokes quite a bit to fit them and it seems like the “nuts” do not fall into the dimples.
What am I doing wrong when you look at the pictures?
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