Timeline for Why are hand-built wheels considered to be better than machine-built wheels?
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| Apr 23, 2019 at 10:19 | history | edited | Swifty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 22, 2015 at 12:38 | comment | added | heltonbiker | I agree the second and third points are a bit speculative, but the "bending-around-crossing" technique gives the spoke a characteristic shape that I haven't seen in any other wheel than the ones I laced myself, be it machine-built or not. So I assume this bending is not usually performed in industry or by local mechanics, but rather only by more crafted wheelbuilders (or ones that read Sheldon Brown a lot). | |
| May 21, 2015 at 22:59 | comment | added | Sparhawk | Interesting answer, but I'm curious about your dot points. Do you know for certain that machines do not bend the spokes, etc. during manufacture? For the second point, I also would have thought that there'd be human QA anyway, as @Glenn alludes to, but I don't know for sure either. Finally, I agree with the last point in theory, but it's more of an assertion rather than one that is derived from hard data. | |
| Nov 15, 2012 at 8:27 | vote | accept | user1049697 | ||
| Nov 12, 2012 at 5:48 | comment | added | Glenn | Checked and re-trued manually* | |
| Nov 11, 2012 at 23:39 | comment | added | Glenn | I agree with all of the above. In addition it should be know that "machine built" wheels are checked and re-trued in some factories anyways. I think as you noted a machine is unable to deal with unusual circumstances, and I think the number of cycles of re-truing and stressing spokes is a major player in the need for a human hand. I heartily agree with your comment about price reduction and quality. | |
| Nov 11, 2012 at 18:41 | history | answered | heltonbiker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |