Did this video help you true a wheel? Let us know in the comments 👇
@koko-lores3 жыл бұрын
For lateral buckles, yes. However, what to do when the wheel isn't round any more (vertical buckle)? Sure the process is similar in the sense that you increase tension on the part that is too long, but on which spokes should you release tension for compensation?
@CyclingLifePT3 жыл бұрын
Using a plier or nose plier or tongue and groove pliers can replace the adjustable wrench, and its way faster. Also, if you are truing a wheel without tubes and tire, you can use a slotted screwdriver to tighten/loosen the spokes. Also: using the TM-1 from ParkTool may help you remove stress from the wheel so that you can true it, without overthingthning everything.
@CyclingLifePT3 жыл бұрын
Also: Since you are sponsored by ParkTool, you can talk about the TS-25, which is a truing stand compatible with many ParkTool bike stands that is really lightweight and handy for your not so often trueing needs, but its way better than trueing using the bike frame/fork. (I really need to start being sponsored for this)
@Hardi263 жыл бұрын
@@koko-lores I use trial and error method. Because it can buckle fro somewhere else. I mark the spokes where buckles are. I attack paperclips on spokes. On higher spots the clips are closer to rim and lower spots I put them closer to hub. This way I draw like the shape of initial wheel on spokes. Also I can use different color of clips too. Then it's easy to remember which spokes I have already turned and when some new high spots appears I wont get confused. I see from paperclips on rim that they are new and can figure out which spokes I need to loosen.. Here I have a video how I modify paperclips to make them usable as spoke markers/flags. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npnCk42jfcmkaZI
@koko-lores3 жыл бұрын
@@Hardi26 Thanks for the explanation, definitely a good way to keep track. Still a but unsure where to start, especially when there isn't a clear "lower" spot, but a clear "high" spot. Maybe then it's loosening the "high" ones and tighten all "normal" ones a bit?
@rzeckner3 жыл бұрын
This video confirms my practice of taking my bike to the LBS and letting a professional do this work.
@wilfdarr3 жыл бұрын
My LBS can't even mount a reflector right way up: professional is not the word I'd use! Happy that you have a good one near by, but in 40 years I've never fount one worth a nickel: my bike is usually worse off coming out than it went in, so I've just learned to do things myself.
@backpacker34213 жыл бұрын
Good beginner tutorial. Truing wheels is an artform. I HIGHLY recommend anybody start by tensioning their spokes FIRST. Park Tool makes a good tension gauge and they also have an online calculator. The idea is that you need to get to the point where there is an even amount of tension on each spoke of a given side and that the tension is within recommended tolerances for the spoke type. Up front, the tension should be roughly equal left to right, and in the back , the tension will be different from drive to non-drive sides. Once you have tensioned the wheel, that may take care of the problem already. If not, dishing the wheel can really help determine WHAT adjustments are necessary. The truing stand just helps figure out HOW MUCH adjustment is needed. Then, when truing make the MINIMUM adjustments needed, always remembering to make counterbalancing changes on the opposite side (both left/right and across the circle). Personally, I always check tension again after truing, and occasionally for really bad wheels, it takes a few rounds of tensioning/truing/tensioning/truing/etc. to really get a true wheel that is also properly tensioned. There is also a pretty important consideration of making sure the wheel is properly centered on the centerline of the bike. If the tensioning is done properly, this should be the case, and if your truing stand is properly centered, it will show up there, but check it after each step anyway (i.e. tension/check/true/check/etc). Check center by putting a ruler level across the fork and making sure the distance from the center of the tire is equidistant from the fork arms. If the tire is off, just make sure the distance from the rim is the same on both sides. If it isn't, FIRST, center your truing stand (you'd be surprised how many aren't centered), then start back at the beginning. BTW, this isn't just for purists. A properly tensioned wheel will perform better in all respects, and will resist going out of true much better than one that is too tight or too loose. It's all about balancing compliance and rigidity, just like in every other component of the bike.
@Illumaca3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation, I also think that the tension is the first thing to do.
@knightsljx2 жыл бұрын
the problem with most YT videos is that each video only addresses one part of the equation but doesn't tell the viewer which takes precedence. IMO, tension>true. It's better to have a proper amount and distribution of tension, and take some deviation in trueness. Some people chase perfect trueness only to have totally imbalanced tension, damaging the wheel
@antben11 ай бұрын
I don't know if it's just me, but to clarify the direction to add tension, it's counterclockwise to add tension when you look down on the tool from the center of the wheel.
@RoryMacdonald-pfff3 жыл бұрын
The clockwise/anticlockwise instruction fails to mention which end of the nipple this applies to. People new to this can easily make the mistake that the perspective is from the inside of the rim.
@kidShibuya3 жыл бұрын
Was wondering about this myself. As always you need to view smaller channels for better instructions.
@HiopX3 жыл бұрын
Not only people new to this. I still check rotation every time before I start working on the spokes.
@JATJAT3303 жыл бұрын
Ah that's why it looked like he was turning them the wrong way! Makes sense :)
@mattkavanaugh56233 жыл бұрын
And said he was turning the nipple clockwise when the spoke wrench was going counterclockwise; i.e., the turning the wrench in the opposite direction b/c it's on the other end of the nipple. Really fundamental and not well explained in this video.
@guidospanoghe88963 жыл бұрын
@@JATJAT330 He did it correctly you know. You're looking in the direction of the hub when you're standing behind the wheel.
@marekkozub89573 жыл бұрын
You can mark area needed truing with a 2 little pieces of tape.
@AshGTE2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I just bought a bike with a wonky back wheel. Followed your instructions and did my rear wheel in about 10 minutes. 👍
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
I was once tensioning an old wheel that was like a 48 spoke, 4 cross wheel, and as I had it on the ground pressing it down, putting pressure on the rim to stretch the spokes, the entire wheel popped into a Pringle chip shape. It was incredible! It was perfectly symmetrical. I couldn’t believe the rim didn’t break. So I just pushed on the high sides and it popped back straight. No damage. It wasn’t even really out of true. Blew me away. Any modern wheel would have a rim too stiff to do what this rim did. Bike wheels are mysterious things.
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
You're not the only person who has brute-forced a Pringle back into shape. Here's a recent viral video of just that: facebook.com/watch/?v=221335179578400
@jakobstainer20003 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened to me as well! Even though I didn't manage to get it perfectly straight afterwards...
@cchemmes-seeseeart3948Ай бұрын
@@mattgies 😂
@MrReedEntАй бұрын
But isn't that wheel now compromised? If it can pop into Pringle shape won't it go back into that shape with very little trauma thus risking a massive failure while riding after you've made the wheel appear to have seemed just fine after depringling?
@cchemmes-seeseeart3948Ай бұрын
@@MrReedEnt Double wall wheels are the way to go. I have an inexpensive bike, but with all the best features, including aerodynamic deep wheels. But they are minimal spokes, below even the low end of the normal range, at 22 for a 700c wheel. I was busy in college, not paying attention, & to my horror, one day I finally noticed that I had 2 fully broken spokes, & 3 very bent/ loose/ damaged out of the 22! (thankfully i'm not way overweight). I was afraid to even ride to the bike store & rode on grass strips all the way there, slowly, in case the bike fell apart. But they said 'go ahead' when i asked if i should ride my bike back home, to do the repairs at home. This was the power of a very strong double rim. Yes, you are right. I believe metal can have a memory. However, it is the case, that pretty much all single layer rims are apt to buckle at ANY time if all the spokes aren't balanced, tight, solid/ unbroken. They are very much held together with the tension of the spokes, rather than the strength of the rim wall. With all i've learned of wheels, & how much you can get hurt on a bike that just instantly falls apart, I'd never ride a bike with single rims again, (although I do have a bike trailer with them that has managed to carry many large loads). Still, I don't want any chance of injury, & I was so impressed with how my double wall rims held up with almost NO spokes, that I am sold; it's the single wall rims that are a risk to buckling, based on my experience. Just keep an eye on spoke health otherwise
@sergio8953 жыл бұрын
Aaaaand not even trying to do it. The more tutorials I see, the more I feel this is alchemy. A total mistery to me, with 99,9% of possibilities to f*** my wheel if I try to 'true' it. Much respect to those wheel maestros who are able to do it perfectly. You are genious.
@peppigue2 ай бұрын
get a wheel or bike you're not afraid to mess with. loosen all the spokes, then tighten them moderately on one side first. you will see how the whole thing is off to the side you tightened. tightening the remaining side you will learn how this works.
@chencho70833 жыл бұрын
Wheel building and truing is by far, in my opinion, the hardest part of bicycle mechanics...
@onedaywellallbedead43383 жыл бұрын
I can now spend more time riding my bike & having fun....Thank you 😎👍
@CottnSoft11 ай бұрын
Comments section is full of wimps and idiots, trued my wheel in 10 minutes after watching this, didn’t even know what a spoke key was yesterday. Great vid
@vivienneandjohnbenjamin50593 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, a pretty poor video. Firstly, as mentioned elsewhere, the video is misleading as to which direction you tighten or loosen spokes! Most people tighten spokes from the 'inside' of the wheel ie looking onto the rim where the spoke enters the rim. In that case, turning clockwise loosens the spoke tension and turning anti clockwise tightens the tension. Secondly, it recommends loosening the spokes on the opposite side of where the spokes are being tightened. This is wrong in most cases. You will not be surprised to hear that spokes never tighten themselves in riding, they only ever loosen. If you loosen spokes opposite where you tighten them, you will leave the wheel with unevenly tensioned spokes and you are likely to get another buckled wheel pretty soon.
@supernoodles9083 жыл бұрын
Agreed. This should be top comment
@hankschrader23533 жыл бұрын
The clockwise instruction is very confusing if you don't specify how you look at the rim. And isnt he turning the wrong direction when he says to add tension? (4:06)
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
When you have the wheel in a stand, figure out which direction tightens the spoke, and remember that. You’ll figure it out.
@hankschrader23533 жыл бұрын
@@keirfarnum6811 uhm, I do know that. Thats why I mention it's confusing and that they've used the clip at the wrong time.
@sammould793 жыл бұрын
Watching the video it looks like clock wise/anti clockwise is viewed from outside of the wheel rim
@hankschrader23533 жыл бұрын
Just to make it clear, it's at 4:06 ish when they added the wrong clip. In the end the exemplary clips are correct, but the diagrams could've mentioned the viewing angle for clarity. (Judging from my own experience, I get confused by clock wise direction all the time )
@RoryMacdonald-pfff3 жыл бұрын
Correct - its an easy mistake when coming to this new and presenter has failed to include the perspective.
@tomektom87963 жыл бұрын
Why do you use an axle adapter when the centering wheel has originally made protrusions for the rigid axles. Unless it is not TS4 or 4.2 and it looks like this.
@mattomann10933 жыл бұрын
As a mechanic I really appreciate the vast majority of my shop's customer base does not true wheels on their own. There's so many things that all need to get balanced at the same time and without all the tools it takes forever and is not always even possible so When I see wheels that have been messed with by a customer, they usually got rushed thru the truing process then ridden on with weak spots due to bad tension and get totally jacked up.
@evanr19403 жыл бұрын
Yep, that's why I stopped doing it, it just isn't time-efficient
@eoinMB394910 ай бұрын
Im still gonna give it a go.
@andyjame1892 Жыл бұрын
works beautifully
@gcntech Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Would you like to see more wheel building content? 👀
@srpskihayk3 жыл бұрын
Clockwise/counter-clockwise...from what perspective? Looking down the spoke from the rim, or looking to the rim from the hub?
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
The spokes and nipples have a standard "right hand thread". So they tighten clockwise as viewed looking from the rim towards the hub. Counterclockwise as viewed from the hub. The video could have been clearer on that point.
@ToeJamAndEarl1977 Жыл бұрын
This video saved me £125 . Thanks dude
@humstrumbangtwang3 жыл бұрын
It would be good to see how to rectify a ‘bob’ as well as a buckle. Thanks.
@ollieb98753 жыл бұрын
I think that kind of out-of-trueness is called "egging" the wheel is egged. 🙃😀
@alexzalaf19553 жыл бұрын
I second this. I can true a wheel but wouldn't feel comfortable fixing the wheel being slightly oval-ed/egged
@ollieb98753 жыл бұрын
those truing stands are expensive 😰😕 I use the forks and brakes to fix a little wobble but yeah egging I'm not certain. For sure I expect to have to remove the tyre
@jameshogge3 жыл бұрын
I built both my wheels from scratch without a proper truing stand using only a tensiometer to know when I'd put vaguely the right amount of torque all around. Rather than relying on brakes where you can only measure buckle, I spun the wheel in the fork with a bit of tape strung along the top. If the wheel hits the tape at one orientation, you know its too close and can add some more tension in that area. There's no need to remove tension in other areas so long as you periodically go around the entire wheel and remove/add tension evenly to keep the average about right. Of course this entire process has to be done with no tyre. One final important point is it can take a while for the spokes/rim to settle down after you change the tension (all the friction between spokes / nipples). It's a good idea to put some force into the wheel to flex it a little and help work stresses out. Just take out the wheel and put it flat on the ground so you have something pressing the side of the hub. Then you can put some of your weight onto the rim. Do this from both sides at multiple orientations and you should be good.
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
Same concept, but you need to adjust the truing stand so the tips of the calipers are following the outer circumference of the rim, rather than the sides. In other words, you need to move the tips of the calipers down and closer together if you start with them as shown in this video. Note that radial truing ("bob", "hop", or "egg" fixing) requires more turns of the nipple than lateral truing ("buckle" or "wobble"). Where a variation of 1 mm might require a 1/2 turn of a nipple for lateral truing, it will be more like 2 full turns for radial truing. And of course to lower a high point, you tighten spokes going to BOTH sides of the hub--likewise, to raise a low point, you loosen spokes going to both sides. And because radial truing requires many more turns of the spoke nipples, it's a lot easier for your spoke tensions to go way out of whack. Especially if the hop is a result of rim damage such as from plowing through a pothole. So using a spoke tension gauge is highly recommended.
@miksterr3 жыл бұрын
Should get a sponsor for your segment......
@albertgroeneveld47316 ай бұрын
I have a wobbly wheel after taking off the rear wheel for cleaning. After placing it back it occurred. I just cleaned. The axel can only be installed in one way. Did I miss something?
@gonzaleznadia22 жыл бұрын
Does it come with the tools?
@koko-lores3 жыл бұрын
That's how to fix lateral buckles. However, what to do when the wheel isn't round any more (vertical buckle)? Sure the process is similar in the sense that you increase tension on the part that is too long, but on which spokes should you release tension for compensation?
@ka1to23 жыл бұрын
I also want to know about this,.
@framedman3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I thought he would cover it. Calvin at Park Tools does a much more in depth video (although it is quite complicated if you've never done it before) over on their channel which covers vertical as well as lateral buckles. And he teaches you get it dialled perfectly.
@koko-lores3 жыл бұрын
@@framedman Thanks, I'll have a look
@AbdulKarim-x1w8 ай бұрын
I’ve just had a rear 20 inch rim build done with a rear hub motor. The problem I’m getting is when I’m going fast and apply the rear brake my bikes back wheel slides to the left nearly lost balance why is this happening. I have mechanical disk brakes
@philipcooper82973 жыл бұрын
One thing not mentioned in the video, if you've got the tyre still mounted on the rim, deflate it before you start truing the wheel, it will make the job easier and more precise.
@MrTOON3 жыл бұрын
this video came one week to late 😂 i had a buckled weel and i couldn't find a video about it so i went to the bike shop
@HiopX3 жыл бұрын
How? I learn all of that 2 years ago from a park tool video? And when I checked if it was still up, I found two additional. And that's just one channel.
@The2808erik3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Could you, maybe, make a video on how to replace a carbon fork, or any fork ? I had an accident with a car on road bike a couple of months a go and picked up a replacement fork cheap relatively cheap. Although I'm not sure how to install and shorten the stem safely.
@Eucalypticaz3 жыл бұрын
Bunny hope over bumps on the road to preserve the lifespan.
@blopin20023 жыл бұрын
I'd rather not buckle my face thank you very much : )
@jacksharmonoquinn5723 жыл бұрын
Hop over 1 hole to land in another
@Eucalypticaz3 жыл бұрын
@@jacksharmonoquinn572 yay
@Eucalypticaz3 жыл бұрын
@@blopin2002 Ok boomer.
@Dusty3573 жыл бұрын
Am 45yrs old and still can’t help my self from doing bunny hops hahaha growing old disgracefully is a must
@Bushes1003 жыл бұрын
Imagine that he has a dishing tool right behind him On the wall and he didn't even check the dish first. That way you know what side of the rim to add tension and which side to loosen. . Also at the end he did not destress the wheel. Further he has a tensiometer on the wall and he didn't talk about using that to tension balance the wheel either. Come on, you can do better than this
@backpacker34213 жыл бұрын
I think they were aiming at the beginners. But beginners shouldn't be truing wheels. That's what local bike shops are for.
@maxwang25372 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Thanks. This is what I thought the way it should be. My case is however probably unusual and more complicated-the rim is now sort of saddle like shape. And in the positions where the rim goes away from true, it’s the spokes that you would normally tighten that are already much tighter than it’s neighbouring ones connecting the other side of the hub. You see what I’m saying? Any idea if hopefully you do?
@SLOPPEWALL3 жыл бұрын
Bring back Jon.
@SwiCyc3 жыл бұрын
Is it absolutely necessary to remove the tire? Or is leaving the tire on an acceptable "quick and dirty" fix?
@SwiCyc3 жыл бұрын
@@nascar427 Thank you! In a tuebless setup, I don't want to deal with that milk more than absolutely necessary.
@hankschrader23533 жыл бұрын
If you have a flat spot it can make things a bit easier. Since I'm running tubeless I'm not going to do this a second time 😀
@zipsi3 жыл бұрын
@@SwiCyc If your tyre is too big to see the rim properly and you aren't using one of those stands, put some loose electrical tape on the frame/fork near the rim and look at it sideways and see if the rim gets closer to it.
@MTBinKY3 жыл бұрын
It's best to remove it, but at a minimum let out the air pressure.
@kevvjj26293 жыл бұрын
GCN Used to do good 'How to' videos. This one is not one of them. You have made a simple job look difficult
@unavailableuser7265 ай бұрын
Mine are tight but the rim is still bent?
@TekkenBones3 жыл бұрын
Props to people who can be bothered to do this. Personally, I will only carry out fiddly repairs on things if they are non-recyclable. But as a bike wheel is metal, then the whole thing can be melted down into something new. And I'll just buy another wheel to replace it.
@mariadigiovanni11683 жыл бұрын
Interesting that your "clockwise" is my "anti-clockwise" so now I am turned around. How about does "righty tighty" work and does that increase the tension?
@billinhouston32913 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's reversed.
@almuntassermohammad78623 жыл бұрын
how to determine the right tension for the spokes in the first place?
@SkyhawkSteve3 жыл бұрын
I believe some rim manufacturers specify maximum spoke tension. Of course, that will require you to get a good tension meter with the proper indications. I've built my own wheels for decades, and usually compare the tension (by squeezing pairs of spokes) in the wheel that I'm working on to one of my wheels that has been reliable. A proper tension meter is probably the better method.
@nickrowlands78463 жыл бұрын
Hi, Help needed please. I have a Campagnolo Shamal front wheel and it needs truing. The spokes and nipples are aluminium and are seized. Any pressure on the nipple will snap the spokes! Tried different penetrating solution with no joy. has anyone had a similar issue with these wheels?
@tweedledee46053 жыл бұрын
Heading over to the local bike shop for them to tell you there’s a 3 month waiting list😂
@minuteman41993 жыл бұрын
The next great break though in bike tech will be wheels that stay true.
@kidShibuya3 жыл бұрын
Full carbon... Have carbon tri spokes on one of my bikes, has never needed truing since 2016
@nadirsamri64803 жыл бұрын
BMX mag wheels are gonna make a comeback, always true and momentum to keep up the speed.
@Rover200Power3 жыл бұрын
Tyres that don't puncture every few days would be nice.
@mattkavanaugh56233 жыл бұрын
I have an old set of Spinergy wheels that have stayed true for about 15 years :)
@minuteman41993 жыл бұрын
@@Rover200Power I've had good luck with Continental Gatorskins. They're expensive, but better than getting a flat in the middle of nowhere.
@jliho13 жыл бұрын
I Can Index, adjust brakes, change tyres, fix tubes, change pedal, adjust almost everything on my bike... But true a wheel. Thats a Big Nope for me. I just can't.
@dmv45543 жыл бұрын
Hardest home mechanic job imho
@HiopX3 жыл бұрын
It's really not that bad. True the first time I tried it took over 1h for one wheel, but I'm done to 15min with two other times I had to.
@mihalis10103 жыл бұрын
If it's possible, shouldn't one true the wheel with the tire on and inflated? I'm thinking that one would want to true the wheel under the load the tire would normally be exerting on it. Could be wrong, but this is what I've done in the past. Never really done a detailed trueing, just a "good enough" trueing to make rim brakes run evenly.
@matthewpoggi1143 жыл бұрын
#AskGCNTech I broke a spoke on my back wheel, and the wheel buckled slightly. How do I know if I should fix the spoke or to get a new wheel?
@ytyehyeh3 жыл бұрын
Spokes are cheap (unless you have some super special kind of wheel with non-steel spokes), so replace the spoke and see if you can get the wheel true, round and evenly tensioned across the spokes on the same side of your rear wheel. If you can and there's no other damage, you should be good to go, though some suggest replacing spokes nearby the broken one, especially if the wheel had been ridden in the damaged state, because they may have been damaged/weakened, but not failed yet and are more likely to fail in the future.
@matthewpoggi1143 жыл бұрын
@@ytyehyeh Thanks!
@MrReedEntАй бұрын
Is he using the term "buckled wheel" as an equivalent to what u.s. repairmen call "hop"?
@janwillemkuilenburg75613 жыл бұрын
Why not keep the tyre on the rim while truing?
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
It's fine if you have a rim that doesn't require an internal nipple wrench. Although it does make it more difficult to do radial truing. For lateral truing it doesn't matter.
@dickinson2204 Жыл бұрын
I fell off my bike and that’s probably the reason why my wheel is off centered, but my friend did bend my rims, but that’s not his fault.
@actonblue20123 жыл бұрын
If a wheel is properly built and tensioned it will not go out of true. Wheels are strong structure and a very resilient to forces. Read Roger Musson's book on a full explanation of how to build a wheel. He has built 1000s of wheels for down hillers he knows his stuff.
@atow1787 Жыл бұрын
At 4.09 isn’t he doing exactly the opposite - he says add tension but is undoing the adjuster unless its a l/h thread lol
@tomahoks3 жыл бұрын
Us Finns have the luxury of watching Velogi vids on this topic...
@mattgies3 жыл бұрын
Right, I know Park Tool set you guys up with a full workshop. So who stole the BSH-4 tool?
@patrickwardle7724 ай бұрын
Oh and another tip, if you'd like to fix the buckle and not make it worse, TIGHTEN AND LOOSEN THE SPOKES IN THE EXACT OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHAT HE JUST TOLD YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
@abhishekpatil20308 ай бұрын
This is headache for every Cycles. Wheel out when you have bad roads .. thanks to government for this
@timothykiefer22893 жыл бұрын
My cousin borrowed my bike for 1 hour, when he returned it i had to get both rims trued because that idiot thinks my road bike does enduro
@carpvictor12143 жыл бұрын
Never, never give your bikes to anyone
@timothykiefer22893 жыл бұрын
@@carpvictor1214 borrowed it without asking
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
@@timothykiefer2289 Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, rides my bike but me. I have a short cage Dura Ace road derailleur on a mountain bike and it I were to cross chain from the big chain ring in front to the big cog in the rear, it would rip the hanger right off the frame (and it’s not a replaceable hanger like on modern bikes). I have to be very careful about shifting, so no one gets to ever ride it. Some advice though, get a set of hand built wheels made for you. They are much better than machine built wheels and won’t go out of true as quick. You don’t need to buy all new parts either; you could take your current wheels and have them rebuilt with new spokes.
@timothykiefer22893 жыл бұрын
@@keirfarnum6811 thank you for the advice🙂
@jacksharmonoquinn5723 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned.
@andrewpintar16203 жыл бұрын
A buckle is a bend in the rim material - where (for alu rims) the material has undergone plastic deformation. That is usually unfixable. This video deals with - and should be renamed - "how to true an out of true wheel".....BUCKLED and NOT TRUE are VASTLY different.
@perrystalsisworldofbiology7672 жыл бұрын
I think its just easier to pay someone to do it
@drox57812 ай бұрын
could you hypothetically not just get a new rim?
@cb68663 жыл бұрын
A bit too deep mates. be safe!!
@guidospanoghe88963 жыл бұрын
Now try this on a wheel with 5.000 miles through dirt, grime and potholes under his belt instead of a new wheel of which you've just loosened a spoke for demonstration purposes. Who on earth will by himself a truing stand whithout the basic knowledge of wheelbuilding? Start by checking for loose spokes regularly and thighten them before your wheel develops a significant buckle in the first place. Once you've got the hang of it you can build your experience a get yourself some proper tools.
@BSS22193 Жыл бұрын
I have just bought myself a truing stand and i will learn how to build a bike wheel. The reason is because i don't have a local bike shop nearby and i collect classic bikes.
@jackiegammon20653 жыл бұрын
This is a skill unlike any other on a bike, and can go badly real quickly. As someone else mentioned, perhaps checking whether the wheel is dished accurately should be the first step. And considering that it is a road bike wheel, you might also want to talk about a wheel being 'round'. As a mechanic, I've seen many people try this at home, and end up bringing the wheel into the shop... often times something that looks so easy here on a video can make a wheel a major challenge to get 'true and round.' Also, the video skipped "releasing' tension at the end.... perhaps rather than suggesting someone try this at home, you should really consider advocating they take their wheels to a reputable shop...because this video isn't replacing their skill!
@Gina-yi4em2 жыл бұрын
So if my wheel rim has been bent due to my neice riding my road bike up a large pavement stone, how do I squeeze thr rim without effing around with tge spoke nipples? Its made of chroome, a Peurgeot hibrid road bicycle 28 inch wheels.? I have dome Zen Buddist comming tomorrow. I will pray to Mecca. Wasted my time bothering to even ask my ex as he made it worse and swore at me. I LOVE my bike. I detest him. And my neice.
@areo00553 жыл бұрын
Oooooof
@siy013 жыл бұрын
Rubbish video that fails to establish that the position your viewing the wheel from means the difference between loosening and tightening.
@AnInterestedObserver3 жыл бұрын
What’s that annoying and distracting music in the background for? I’m off.