Waterfront Wheelshop

07/14/2026

Wheel building continually presents new challenges.
How about lacing a rim with no ni**le access holes?

Eliminating the ni**le access holes in a wheel rim eliminates the n...

05/26/2026

Another day, another non conventional wheel build.
I have built with paired hub holes before, and if the left/right holes are positioned correctly in relation to each other for a standard spaced rim, a spoke length calculator with a paired hole function will get you there, but if the paired hole hub is meant for a paired hole rim, a minor work around is required.
As seen in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9gOgZdFTCU

01/31/2026

Carbon fiber spokes are the latest thing that all the cool kids have to have.
The weight savings are just one of the benefits that are touted.
let's see just how much weight can be saved over the lightest steel spokes.

To make the comparison as fair as possible, I compared the weight of carbon fiber spokes with Sapim CX Rays of the same length. The difference would be even ...

12/23/2025

My go to spoke length calculator has been Roger Musson's Spoke Length Project. It is quite possibly the most comprehensive calculator out there for builders doing advanced stuff like triplet, paired spoke and other esoteric stuff.
https://spokelength-project.com/calculator/
Roger is planning to make a downloadable version and is looking for feedback on what should be included.
so far, I have not run into anything that the calculator can't help me with, but others may.
here is a link to a newly created Facebook group for discussion.
https://www.facebook.com/slpDownload/

Wheelbuilding spoke length calculator