It is quite possible for a novice to change over a rim and spokes, but it will be very time consuming and you are very unlikely to get it perfectly true first attempt (speaking from bitter experience!) Everyone has to start somewhere, and if you don't give it a try you'll never learn how to do it. Depends whether you want to improve your skill set?

However, I'd say you're probably better off finding a local wheel builder who'll do it for you in a couple of hours and get it spot on first time. You should be able to get it done for between �60 and �90 in labour.

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