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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

167.0. "Hjertberg article" by COLORS::CRITZ (R. Scott Critz) Thu Nov 06 1986 08:14

    	I need some information, and wonder if any of you can help.
    
    	I have two parts of a three part article from the WORKSHOP
    	section of Bicycling magazine. The author is Eric Hjertberg.
    	The first part was called Build Your Own Wheels (Jan '86).
    	The second part was called Lacing and Tensioning Spokes
    	(Feb. '86). I don't have a copy of the March '86 issue, which
    	I assume has the third part of the article.
    
    	Do any of you have it, and if so, could you possibly copy the
    	article by Hjertberg and send it to me. I would really
    	appreciate it.
    
    	Thanks,
    	Scott

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
167.1	I'm awake now	COLORS::CRITZ	R. Scott Critz	`Thu Nov 06 1986 08:15`	5
	Sorry, I forget to send my mailstop. It's LJO2/I10 Thanks again.
167.2	On The Way	JETSAM::HANAUER	Mike...Bicycle~to~Ice~Cream	`Thu Nov 06 1986 09:08`	3
	I Have it and will send you a copy. Mike
167.3	Great	COLORS::CRITZ	R. Scott Critz	`Thu Nov 06 1986 09:25`	4
	That just about makes my day! Thanks again, Scott
167.4	A good book on wheels	SUPER::CONNELL		`Thu Nov 06 1986 10:10`	16
	If you're interested in building wheels, you should check out the book that I consider the bible on the subject: The title is something like "Bicycle Wheels", the author is Jobst Brandt. He is a mechanical engineer and brings a simple, no-myth approach to it. The only thing that I (and most other wheel builders) disagree with him about is how much tension to use. He favors extremely high tension, where the wheel is just on the edge of deforming under stress applied manually to the spokes. Most builders use a tight wheel, but not as tight as he says. The book is widely available in bike shops. Chuck
167.5	How tight were they? They were so tight...	SUSHI::KMACDONALD	Cybernetic Entomologist	`Thu Nov 06 1986 11:51`	6
	Ran into a case years ago where the spokes on a wheel were so tight that several busted when I tried to loosen them. Wheel was brand-new, laced by one of the more well-known (notorious) frame-builders in Canada. I've got a war-story about one of his frames that I'll toss into the note on frame alignment when I gets a chance.... ken
167.6	F# above middle C	EUREKA::REG_B	Bicycle break-dancer	`Thu Nov 06 1986 12:36`	1

167.7		APOLLO::DEHAHN		`Thu Nov 06 1986 15:47`	10
	Wheels should be built according to intended use, type of components, # of spokes, weight of rider etc. I sure don't put the same tension on a 28 hole 260 gram TT wheel as on a 36 spoke Mavic Bleu. CdH