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Wheel Maker (Windows.NET Edition)

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Technical Support

Please let us know about any problems, suggestions, comments, or questions you may have.

Contacting Crazy Rides

System Requirements
The Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package .(download from here)

Revision History

Please be understanding when uncovering bugs, I completed this software in 2002 before I was hit by a truck while out for a training ride. I was diagnosed with brain damage, short-term memory and concentration problems. I eventually was able to publish the application and tried to return to work until December 2004 when my doctor declared me mentally disabled. This application has been unchanged without any updates in seven years and the base formula subroutine has remained unchanged in twelve years, since the Windows 98 release. The same logic in this Windows application is available for FREE in the Online web application which I encourage you to use instead.

February 2, 2010

• How to calculate the length of a spoke for an off-set rim. (coming soon) If I have written a rough solution for you please feel free to clean it up and I will post the solution here with a free link to your business.

October 7, 2009

• Download, extract, and merge the registry clip that will reset the Wheel Maker state. This will fix the cannot open from minimized state or opening off screen which happens when the Wheel Maker software is closed while minimized. This can happen when Windows shuts-down or  Wheel Maker is closed from the taskbar. (download from here)
• There is a simpler solution to the same a problem with the symptoms. (Thanks to my friend at spokopellibikes.com on July 13, 2010 for writing this other method)
  I was reminded of the days before mice when you could right-click them select 'Restore' on the application in the Taskbar then right-click on the application in the Taskbar again and select 'Move'. If you move the mouse around on the screen you should see the four-way move arrow for the hidden application window. Now use the 'arrow' keys to bring the application back onto the visible part of the screen. It should be arrow down, then arrow right to bring back the hidden screen but do not feel bound to only down and right. If it does not show momentarily they try the opposite direction because I never imagined these days of multiple screens and huge resolutions in 2003.

March 15, 2007

• Currently we are experiencing intermittent difficulties downloading the wheel database and uploading new wheels on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 0200 hours Eastern Time while my ISP performs it's weekly scheduled backups that can last three or more hours.

Version  2003.01.27 released January 27, 2003

• Changed to Microsoft .NET development platform.
• Added updatable hub and rim database.
• Added hub spoke hole diameter entry.
• Added rim asymmetrical offset entry.
• Added Torsional Elasticity vs. Stiffness graph for all lacing patterns.
• Enhanced printing and print preview.
• Enhanced installation functionality.

Corrections

Inside the help file on the 'Rim Diameter Measurement' page. It should read:

Calculate the diameter: 
(length of rod #1) + (length of rod #2) - (the length of overlapping rods) = rim diameter

In the above diagram: A is the overlap length and B is the length of a rod.

Version  98.12.005 released December 6, 1998

• Problem Solved for values containing thousand separators not being evaluated correctly.
• Problem Solved for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 users where comcat.dll version 5.0 from Windows 98 was installed instead of comcat.dll version 4.71 from Windows NT 4.
• Feature Changed third party Active-X Controls requiring Visual C++ runtimes have been replaced with Crazy Rides custom built controls using Visual Basic 6 SP1.
• Feature Changed support for Windows 16-bit (3.1x and NT 3.51) has been dropped.
• Feature Added a display interface that takes advantage of the Windows 32-bit common controls unavailable for use in the Windows 16-bit version.
• Bug Fixed in Windows 98 and NT 4.0 when opening or saving a file the common dialog box would display incorrectly or not at all.
• Bug Fixed when printing an newly created or empty file the blank fields would be printed as a series of boxes (nulls).

Version 98.09.026 released October 3, 1998    AND  
Version 98.11.001 released November 3, 1998

IMPORTANT! Please read this notice for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 users.