Widely acknowledged as the #1 instruction book for wheelbuilding

The Professional Guide to
Wheel Building

4th Edition.
Written by Roger Musson

Sooner or later everyone with an interest in wheels and wheelbuilding will read this book so don't delay, get the knowledge now.

It describes the exact techniques I use as one of the most respected professional wheelbuilders.

 Wheel building book

The secrets of the perfect wheel revealed...

Today I just finished reading what I consider the finest wheel building book available and I want to share it with you.
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Note: this comment referred to the previous 3rd Edition.

This book covers all types of wheels; Road race, Touring, Mountain bike, etc. because all wheels are built the same. Build one and you can build anything.

Wheel Building - the definitive guide. 105 pages. £9
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Here's the deal:

  1. Get a comprehensive guide to wheelbuilding - buy the book
  2. If it doesn't meet your expectations get a refund!

I can't be any fairer than that.

If you're serious about building wheels then my book is essential reading. Delivered as an instant download in printable PDF format, Wheel Building is my illustrated book showing everything I do as one of the most respected professional wheel builders. I hold nothing back. In just a few minutes from now you'll be on your way to building your own professional quality wheels - or your money back!

When I started building wheels I had so many questions and was never sure I was doing it 100% correct. The free resources and other books served only as a basic introduction and left me wanting to know more. In my book I've answered those questions, filled in the missing parts, corrected their errors and gone even further, but it took many years of building and evaluating building techniques. When I made the decision to build my own wheels I'd have willingly paid many times the asking price for the knowledge given in this book.

Dear Wheel Builder

Hi, my name's Roger Musson.

I'll get straight to the point.

If you want to build or maintain your own wheels, then you're faced with a simple choice:

  1. Be a hero and go it alone. Struggle for years to master the craft and, little by little, learn from your costly mistakes. That's the hard way. Or...
  2. Be smart and grab a copy of my Wheel Building e-book and gain complete access to the knowledge of one the most respected professional wheel builders. Does it get any easier than that?

This is a lifetime's wheel building experience, distilled into a book that covers EVERYTHING wheelbuilding. I keep nothing back. I walk you through exactly how to build the perfect wheel. When you've finished reading, you'll know as much as I do - and you'll have mastered that knowledge in a fraction of the time. And that's at the heart of what I'm about to teach you - the easy way of doing things.

My book is for anyone who wants to build great wheels. If you already build wheels you'll find plenty here to move you on to the next level. And if you're just starting out, you can be confident that you'll be armed with all the information you'll ever need to build professional quality wheels.

For the price of a cheap tire I'll show you how to build professional quality wheels

I've taught thousands of people how to build wheels.

Additionally, this book is for anyone who wants to appreciate what a good wheel should be like, whether you build one or not. Do you believe that your wheels need retensioning? are you often getting them re-trued? Both of these are false statements. Most shop bought wheels are built to a price and most builders don't know what goes into a good wheel and you end up sorting out the problems once you've ridden them. Armed with the knowledge of what makes a good wheel you can take a fresh look at your purchase and rectify the problems.

I'll show you exactly how to build wheels just like the above.

Wheel Building - the definitive guide. 105 pages. £9
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Who am I?

I'm a professional wheel builder with a BSc. (hons) Degree in Production Engineering from the University of Aston Birmingham. I'm based in Preston, UK, where I own and build the wheels at the famous wheel building shop, Wheelpro.

I mastered my craft through building and maintaining precision wheels for myself as an amateur and then as a professional for Wheelpro customers, including super-strong wheels for professional downhill MTB race teams. At this level only the best is good enough. Mistakes simply aren't an option.

As a sponsor of professional bike teams, I've spent years at the sharp end of competitive cycling - out in the field. Rain or shine, I've watched as my wheels were pounded hard by professional racers, studied how they've performed against other people's wheels; gained an unrivalled reputation for building and repairing crash damage and providing total support.

I've run wheel-building courses, and I'm regularly invited to deliver wheel-building demonstrations at cycle shows by component manufacturers.

I've built so many wheels and evaluated so many wheel components and building techniques that I've stopped counting. But over the years I've come to know what I like and dislike, what works and what doesn't. There's no guesswork in anything I do. I deal only with the facts. And now I've decided to share my knowledge.

Wheel Building is the result. Buy it now. And In just two minutes you'll be on your way to building your own professional-standard wheels.

Wheel Building - the definitive guide. 105 pages. £9
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What you get

Let me tell you what's in my book. You get 105 pages packed with solid information. It's delivered as an instant download pdf book. You can read it on-screen and take advantage of all the clickable bookmarks and cross references, or simply print it out.

Here's a preview of the content:

This guy has a pretty nice spoke calculator. But more importantly is the downloadable wheel building PDF. This "book" is amazing. Very well thought out, very easy to use. I am using it to keep me on track while building some wheels right now. It's 105 pages long and tells you a lot. 
Chicago Fixed Gear forum

Components and Features

Tools

I can vouch for Rogers book. I build a fair bit of wheels via the shop and most of what I learned was from Wheelpro. Well worth the few quid it costs. 
Singletrackworld

Building

Repairing

Wheel Designs

Spoke Lengths

Build your own tools!

My book includes details of all the wheel-building tools I use.

As a professional wheel builder I can afford to buy whatever tools I like. So you'll be surprised to learn that I prefer to make my own. They're better and they make the job easier. And in my book I'll show you just how simple it is.

Learn how to make your own:

Wheel Building - the definitive guide. 105 pages. £9
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What people are saying about my book...

If you have any doubts about the quality of this book then ask on your favourite cycling forum because I can guarantee people there will be using it - this book is hugely popular world-wide.

Add Roger Musson's Practical Guide to Wheel Building to the all-star list. I've built maybe 35 sets of wheels, studied 4 different books, tried half a dozen different lacing patterns, been privately tutored, and even attended a wheel building clinic. Still, Roger added to my store of knowledge with a dead-on explanation of why he laces spokes from outside-in first (his is the best way), how to find the key spoke (in other books I was found confusing explanations about rare type two rims ), and very clean, understandable drawings. This is no small thing. Instead of photos or anatomically correct drawings, Roger collaborated with the artist to stylize the wheel so that the rim holes and lacing patterns were much more apparent than from any single angle.

I used the book last week to teach my friend, John, who is very mechanical, how to lace and build a wheel. I think he would have done just as well without me, which is to say that the book is a fine teaching aid for beginners as well reinforcing or correcting old habits.

If I had to pick just one wheelbuilding book to recommend, this would be it. Gerd Schraner also does a nice job. Jobst would be unhappy to hear I rank him third.

Drew from the US

Many thanks for the book. I had every intention of buying the book and asking for a refund as soon as I had read it. I've been building wheels for many years and thought that I knew petty well how to build wheels.

However, I learned a hell of a lot from your book, stuff I never knew and the wheel I built using your book is the best I've ever built. It's stayed true from it's very first outing and that despite being used for commuting. 100 miles a week on London's potholed streets is no easy ride, I can assure you. I now have no intension of asking you for a refund since I think the book is well worth it. Matthew, UK.

Invest in Roger Musson's downloadable book on wheelbuilding. The best cash you'll ever spend. www.bikereader.com
"Many thanks again for your book. I've made 8 wheels since I bought your book. To be honnest I feel that your book brought another dimension to my wheel building." Pavel (via email)
"I am sure you get enough emails with questions and stuff like that. I just wanted to let you know that your book is the best guide I have found so far. I am a mechanical engineering student and routinely do tune ups on my bikes and my riding buddies bikes. For some reason, wheel building and truing has always been my nemesis. Things really clicked with your guides and CAD based figures. Just wanted to say thanks." Cameron (via email).
"Most importantly, what it does contain is the best most practical step-by-step guide to building a wheel that I have yet read".
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[This review and comments relate to the pre-2007 update]
"it is far better than the free stuff on the web. The diagrams are clear, explanations complete and there are many useful tips. Even if you only build one wheel I'd say the money is worth it, if you're going to be messing around for longer, buy it, print it and put it in a folder for reference. A value for money product." Lulu feedback (the book used to be sold on lulu.com).

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Your 100% no-risk guarantee

People are consistently delighted with my book and I'm certain that you will be too. In fact I'm so confident that you'll find my book indispensable that I'm offering you an unconditional 60 day guarantee:

Buy my book. And if for any reason you don't like it - any reason whatsoever - simply contact me and I'll refund your money - in full. No questions. No quibbles.

That's as fair as it gets.

Email : Roger

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That's all

That's it for now.

Thanks for reading.

Happy building!

Any questions on my wheel building book?

Just drop me a line : Roger Musson