Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
Alright, that does it, I'm ordering rims and spokes today! I've been hemming and hawing about building a set of MTB wheels with the XTR hubs that I have, and you've convinced me to try it

What rim did you use, LPH? How long did it take you to finish the wheel as a rookie wheelbuilder? I'm wondering if I'll get to ride these this season. I have some experience truing/tensioning/dishing, and IME I'm very very slow
Cool!

It's a bit hard to estimate how long it took me, because in the meantime I got the original rear wheel fixed (i.e. I finally put the correct parts together in the correct order in the hub ) so I was in no hurry. I guess I spent maybe 4 or 5 evenings, but maybe just an hour or two each time. It takes focus and patience, which I don't have a lot of, so whenever I found myself getting a bit hungry or frustrated or unfocussed I just stopped. This was from scratch, I had never trued or tensioned a wheel before.

I haven't checked my wheel yet, I've ridden it for a week or so and have borrowed a tensiometer to check the tension. But it seems to be doing peachy