Building own wheel questions

Hi, I'm trying to get parts together to make my own wheel and pedals a la Lew's Wheels.To anybody who has built your own wheel, what kind of bearings did you use, where did you get them, and how much did they cost? I found some automobile wheel bearings (A1) that might work, but they're $7 apiece. If you can help or have answers please email me at be checking it. -Drew P.S. I'm a GPL player. -**** Posted from Supernews, Discussions Start Here(tm) ****- http://www.supernews.com/'s Discussions & Usenet

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> Hi, > I'm trying to get parts together to make my own wheel and pedals a > la Lew's Wheels.To anybody who has built your own wheel, what kind of > bearings did you use, where did you get them, and how much did they cost? I > found some automobile wheel bearings (A1) that might work, but they're $7 > apiece. If you can help or have answers please email me at > be checking it. > -Drew > P.S. I'm a GPL player. > Try a local 'specialist bearing' supply company, check out your 'yellow > Page's there is sure to be one local to you. Also check out 'Wally's World' > the definative voice on build your own wheel/pedals, lots of advice, wiring > diafgrams and pictures of construction. Also piccie's and text on peoples > 'home brew' efforts, some are quite amazing! Check it out.....

http://www.oz.net/~wottenad/wheel2.htm Also, my own humble effort.... http://www.oz.net/~wottenad/photogal.htm#hawnt Build it, you won't regret it..... Dave Hawnt UK