[TR] Wire wheel maintenance

[Robert Rochlin]

Fred Belanger was the guy who did my wheels.  He’s a very personable interesting guy.  While I at the shop he showed me some wheels we was rebuilding for a museum, although I don’t recall which one.  Most of the equipment you see in the photo is  50+ years old.   if a wheel is out of true he takes it apart and re-spokes it from scratch.  Fred is about 78 with a bit of arthritis so can’t work for long periods of time on re-spoaking wheels.  He just plugs away at them for about an hour at a time and has help come in once a week.  He did a very precise evaluation of my wheels.  And as David said, it would probably  be cheaper to replace the wheel than incur the expense of having Fred, or another rebuilder disassemble it and build it back form scratch.  
>> http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2013/10/01/hmn_feature10.html <http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2013/10/01/hmn_feature10.html>	I went out today and tried again to figure out where the vibration is coming from.   I may take Randall’s advice and try to get the wheels balanced on the car.  At least then I’ll know which axel  the vibration is coming from and then maybe I can drill down as to the cause.
	Take care.
	Bob
> On Nov 4, 2015, at 8:35 PM, David Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:
> 
> here's how they are made.. Thanks to Michael Salter on the Healey list: 
> http://cara.co.id/2015/06/how-to-make-wire-wheels/ <http://cara.co.id/2015/06/how-to-make-wire-wheels/>
> DaveP
> 
> On 11/4/2015 4:24 PM, Alex&Janet Thomson wrote:
>> There was an interesting article just a week or so ago in the Hemmings blog about a small shop that works on wire wheels. See the link.
>> http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2013/10/01/hmn_feature10.html <http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2013/10/01/hmn_feature10.html>
>>  
>> Alex Thomson
>>  
>> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net>] On Behalf Of Wbeech at flash.net <mailto:Wbeech at flash.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 6:01 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [TR] Wire wheel maintenance
>>  
>> Call Alan at Hendrix Wire Wheel, he'll probably tell you it's cheaper to buy new.  
>> Bill B
>> 
>> Sent from my VIC-64
>> 
>> On Nov 4, 2015, at 12:13 PM, Doug Mathews < <mailto:mathews at uga.edu>mathews at uga.edu <mailto:mathews at uga.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>> Just a question, but the crowd that does a lot of work on wire wheels are bike shops. Granted there is a HUGE difference in them, there are many similarities thought. Anyone ever approached your bicycle shop about this?  The next time I am by my bike shop I will ask them the question, but I probably will get the easy answer.
>> 
>> Here is a link to Hagerty (insurance)   that list some places around the country that do the work. Not sure how current the info is.
>> 
>> https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2007/03/01/Wire-Wheels <https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2007/03/01/Wire-Wheels>
>> 
>> Doug
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