My neighbor gave this old 20" pink girl's NEXT bike. I thought since it had 36 spokes I could use the Chinese Coaster Brake hub on my Board tracker...for now.
So I removed the spokes and hub from the NEXT, and then carefully stripped down the 26" wheel and removed the Sturmey Archer 3-spd. The new hub was smaller in diameter and a touch narrower but what do I know?
I got on Sheldon Browns site after two failed attempts at lacing by copying the front wheel. Great tutorial there on wheel lacing. Following his instructions I got the new hub on the wheel. Spokes are just a hair too long (they stick up past the top of the nipples) so I doubled the rim guard up.
It works, it's tight, almost true, and was a good learning experience. Now when I get real parts it should be a lot easier to do it right.
So I removed the spokes and hub from the NEXT, and then carefully stripped down the 26" wheel and removed the Sturmey Archer 3-spd. The new hub was smaller in diameter and a touch narrower but what do I know?
I got on Sheldon Browns site after two failed attempts at lacing by copying the front wheel. Great tutorial there on wheel lacing. Following his instructions I got the new hub on the wheel. Spokes are just a hair too long (they stick up past the top of the nipples) so I doubled the rim guard up.
It works, it's tight, almost true, and was a good learning experience. Now when I get real parts it should be a lot easier to do it right.