Discussion

I'll keep you updated on this Facebook page.

The current situation

If the payments I make for hosting the calculator stop, then the calculator will disappear for good. I've no plans to stop paying, but who knows what may happen in the future. So I need to ensure continuity.

I'm not looking for an individual to host the calculator on my behalf, because the same situation will still exist.

I'm not looking for a cycle related business to take it.

The plan

My intention is to offer the calculator as an application you can run yourself on your own computer. This would mean that you'd be independent, and always be able to work out accurate spoke lengths (without having to fall back and use the other old legacy calculators).

If you have supported the project by buying a wheelbuilding book (a version dated June 2023 onwards) you will get the calculator first. Those who do not support the project will still get their hands on it sometime in the future, but it won't be an official maintained copy download from this site, just something you find on the internet on your search for free stuff.

Feedback needed

I need to lock down the functionality and get everything you need in place, because once it becomes a download it will be extremely difficult/impossible for others to modify.

What changes do you want, what features do you want?

Please let me know.

Email: rogermuss@gmail.com

Things I need to do

• Implement your feedback requests into the current calculator.
• Update the wheelbuilding book with a more comprehensive guide on the calculator and spoke length calculation.
• Make a download version of the calculator.
• Write a developers guide on what changes you can actually make to the calculator. They are mainly cosmetic changes and changes to the visible text, but it needs a guide because you can easily mess things up!
• Release the calculator as a download which is accessible from your Wheelpro control panel.

As you can see, a lot of work. It would be far easier (and more cost effective for me) to just switch everything off. However I have a commitment to those who support the project where the calculator has become an important tool in their wheelbuilding activities.

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Roger