Here's another book for people who aren't specialists. I've been thinking of building my own bike wheels for years. I read Jobst Brandt's book, and Gerd Schraner's, and I just couldn't get my brains around the process.
A friend (who shall remain nameless) sent me a bootleg copy of Roger Musson's Professional Guide to Wheelbuilding ebook (pdf). It was just what I needed: no discussion of theory; just the steps to building wheels, including tools, probable mistakes, recommendations on parts and tools, and so on. It was good enough that I bought a copy (which means I get access to the upgrades, and, theoretically, responses to my emailed questions, but two emails have gone so-far unanswered). Edit: I got a thoughtful & sensible answer to one of my questions.
I've got rims on order (they should be delivered today). Musson suggests measuring the rims for confirmation before ordering the other parts (and gives a procedure for doing so). I'll do that, and then order the other parts (I'm getting 'em from Bike Hub Store in North Carolina). Musson's got a spoke length calculator on his site, too.
I expect there will be updates here as the process unfolds.
(After yesterday's post, I had to put up something else! I still feel like a dummy, but I hate having that as the last thing on this blog...)
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