Rebuilding spoke wheels is one of the rights of passage in the “custovation”* of an old bike. That convoluted three-dimensional puzzle with an alloy hub at the center of a spider web of steel, wrapped ...

Spokes require regular re-tensioning; spoke finish stains and frays; disappointing bearing life; not the stiffest or most accurate; soft sprag-clutch engagement may not be for everyone NOBL pitches ...