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Wheel building by machine

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  • Started 11 years ago by Charterhall
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  1. Charterhall
    Member

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-robot-wheel-building-revolution--37550/

    An interesting piece on the rise of the machine. I remember getting a tour of the Dawes factory in the early 80's, they had a wheel building machine then but they only used it for their cheapest models. How times have changed ! Interesting that the same machine is used by so many brands.
    Given the time savings over handbuilt, I wonder if any bike shops have considered buying one of these in order to offer bespoke new builds or rim replacements.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    "I remember getting a tour of the Dawes factory in the early 80's"

    Me too.

    Think they were quite proud of the wheel machine.

    About the time that Dawes became part of a Dutch bike business and also started importing far-eastern mountain bike frames for their cheap ZED range.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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