Wheelbuilding : Lacing a bicycle wheel

[@hobbybike51]

I had someone comment that I should be sitting down to lace 🤣! This is how it's done, plain and simple.

[@traingp7]

Lacing a wheel is easy. It's truing it and "dishing" it correctly that is the art. You can easily over tighten spokes on one side and under tighten spokes on the other. Plus you need a spoke tension meter and the dishing tool to build a wheel correctly. For most of us the 50 bucks a shop charges is worth it because a properly built high end wheel will last you years. I just had my 7 year old Chris King rear wheel rebuilt after 7 years and 35,000 miles.

[@makantahi3731]

no, it is not art, it is same as lace, robots can do it, it is more as negotiation with wheel to become straight and in centre, and no need of tension meter, it feels on fingers when tension is right

[@Le_Guigster]

People, you should read his book about wheelbuilding. The book tells you the theory of wheelbuilding (along with many things about it) and this video show you how to actually do it. The two combined help you build strong wheels very efficiently :) That's it

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Oh...he's the guy that wrote the book on it!

[@dirkk.3218]

Dude, that was fast! Love it! 🤩

[@alanhall235]

Great video showing how quick it can be done. I love how he uses his glove to rest the rim on. He'll use gloves later in the building process to stress the spokes.

[@vikasranwa5733]

Very nice

[@tomalcolm]

You're quick! Nicely done.

[@vikasranwa5733]

Thanks

[@paknagasing7543]

WoW speechless! so inspiring. I am on it.

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Good man!

[@idezilla]

Noticed the order of spoke installment. Thanks!

[@andytorre4858]

I have a feeling he's been doing this for a long time.

[@chrisahaya8252]

Thats great he really good..keep.it up my friend stay connected

[@garyquail2347]

Now that's what I call fast on the job now can this guy lace and true balloon tire wheels in 20 minutes? That was my record one time at a bicycle swap meet a friend of mine had an old 1937 Schwinn balloon tire bicycle he had everything all put together but the wheels and I was the man for the job to do it within about 19 to 20 minutes lace and true wheels and put on a set of balloon tires and tubes and 3 hours later my friend's bike was the best of show.

[@hopenavajo1391]

But he doesn't tell you that the spoke lengths is determined by the diameter of the hub.

[@oragiaxilo]

NICE VIDEO,YOU HELPED ME VERY MUCH,SAVED 30 EURO,THANX

[@agniveshadhikari]

sure most of us expected this to be a tutorial of some sorts, but the Roger is not at fault. look at the title one more time, it never says its a tutorial.

[@jonienglish3231]

good video you need to make one on how to measure spoke length on both sides

[@alexlintern9779]

This is clearly not a tutorial but it's interesting to see that DIY tool he's using

[@fredmethot6116]

Alex Lintern Use this video as his book supplement and you get the best tutorial on wheelbuilding ever created. :-)

[@hopenavajo1391]

Spokes lengths are determined by the diameter of the hub.

[@dirkk.3218]

Ist it important to beginn with the freewheel-side?

[@RogerMusson]

The aim is to make sure the valve hole ends up in the correct position, and that you achieve your desired orientation of the spoke elbows on the hub flange, some prefer the pulling spokes to have the spoke elbows on the outside, some people prefer the inside. If you understand the logic of lacing, you can start whichever side you want, although the placement of the first spoke (the key spoke) may be different to what I have done here.

[@user-vg4cg4uw9c]

I like that he didn't have crappy music playing.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Leather glove on the worktop - good tip.

[@stevebennett3587]

🤔wow, I wish i could do this👌👍

[@SebastianPereiro.]

excellent work

[@MrTomcraven]

May you live to be a thousand years

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Thanks for saying that.

[@ahouchin01]

Beautiful. It's second nature.

[@TAMADrumsLover]

he is doing it right, im just saying......... :) greetings from Holland

[@jameylane9196]

How do you go about balancing the wheel when you start from scratch?

[@makantahi3731]

first all niples screw for same numbers of turn, for ex: let last thread be just in niple, then true left/right, up/down and then get wheel in centre of fork, always screw on , front /rear wheel have different path of truing.......

[@derrickmakara7542]

is it just me or are the spokes bent? i want to know why if there is a reason

[@Beesa10]

It's not just you. The spokes are not straight like on a finished wheel because they haven't been tensioned yet

[@derrickmakara7542]

+Beesa10 ohhhh. that makes alot of sense..thnx

[@MtBOUniverse]

is that a odyssey v3 cassette hub

[@antoniobreno5375]

Top isso mano tem increve Sobral bmx canal 🔥🚲✅✅💥💥💥💥💥💥✌✌✌✌

[@joebailey8845]

Impressive!

[@DuanDao]

THANK YOU

[@makantahi3731]

you are fast, i do this in 12 minutes with no hury and initial and secondary spoke straining, but you made mistake with spokes you put first-that spokes set should transfer force when pedaling, because in your case if chain skips first gear ring, it will damage spokes that are most loaded

[@carlosarganaraz4535]

rapido...un profesional el capo! ja ja (:

[@lmakula71]

Very helpful thanks :)) !!!

[@neilandrews557]

A little bit of information would have been useful - what cross pattern etc and why you are doing what you are doing.

[@F00dTube]

"Lacing a bicycle wheel, done in one take with no editing to show you that it's not a complicated or time consuming exercise. This is NOT a "howto" on wheelbuilding, it's just to show you what typically happens when a wheelbuilder laces a wheel. My other lacing video is better but this one seems more popular (look in my video list for the other one). "

[@SteveDeNiro]

Colin Finch Mostlythinkihave thats a good point. i was feeling like neil at first... like wtf is this?

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

That was specifically not the purpose of this video, as was advised in the description which it sounds like you didn't read.

[@repalmore]

I'm guessing he's done this once or a hundred times before. I really would like to know the hole counts and reason for the two different length spokes etc.

[@KQ6XX]

That's a rear wheel...dishing the wheel makes room for the freehub. Hole count: pause and count! It's 32 holes. Yeah, Roger's done that *thousands* of times before....he's a hero. I can't recommend his book enough.

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Buy the book!

[@philsil1304]

Thanks. The not speaking made me watch more intensely. Would like to know why you twist the hub tho'

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Loved the not speaking. So peaceful, so zen.

[@juaneduardobravosunega3026]

Hello yo soy maetro pienso que enrrallado unas mile de ruedas chile

[@cikomate2952]

Svaka fast kako momak radi..

[@robertosalinas5769]

Bien x esa manera de enseñar a enrallar un aro ...👍

[@hoghavemercy1]

2 cross pattern, yay just what i need, lbs charges $60 on average!!

[@RogerMusson]

Actually, it's a 32 hole, 3x pattern, but the principles are the same for 2x. $60 for a wheel, you could spend a lot less and end up with skills for life (price includes tools). Don't forget that the lbs has overheads, so don't go knocking them too much.

[@hoghavemercy1]

I wish you lived closed by, LBS don't wanna give me a measurement(ERD) on my OEM rims which is fairly new just had to replace the hub so I could run 11 speed, does it really cost $15 a rim to measure, and they won't even give you the measurements so you could order the spokes online which is half the price they'd be charging they want you to commit and get gouged for their unfair pricing, you'll get a quote $1.80 does not include the nipple which is another 12 cents and god knows if it's even a good quality. I have a Giant Roam 2 disc and I called 3 shops that carries the bike and even called their corporate office in Thousand Oaks and they have no clue what the ERD on their GX28 which they use extensively on most of their bikes, it's frustrating that you end up buying the whole thing rather than figuring out your original specs on the rims.

[@hoghavemercy1]

I just bought your book by the way, gonna try to do this on my own rather than spending $120 on 2 wheels.

[@RogerMusson]

There's a small learning curve, but the time spent is worthwhile, and you'll enjoy the journey. Plus, I'm always around to answer questions (via email). By now you will realise that you must measure the erd yourself. And if you haven't already disassembled your wheel, then consider sticking with the gears you've got, and use your soon to be acquired wheelbuilding skills to keep those wheels running sweet.

[@hoghavemercy1]

yupp, just ordered 2 rims which will save me for the labor alone, it's all configured from the hub, and spoke size and the rim, I'm gonna take my time learning this. Just started reading reading the book.Thanks a million.:)

[@freevegan]

All i learned from this video is, How Fast Someone Can Lace a Wheel.

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

Then you learned a great deal, my friend.

[@MrSantoshRajGeneralStore]

Mujko bole kar samjaya Karo thanks ok bay

[@harisdarko]

He only take 7 minutes while I have to spend 3 hours to do this by myself.. my life wasted huft

[@makantahi3731]

after few houndreds wheels , you will be faster, surely

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Innies:pushers; outies:pullers...... hmmmmm.

[@Suplagen]

Pro haha :D

[@izzydangerous6990]

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[@jbmbryant]

"Now to play the flute!... well you blow in one end and move your fingers up and down the outside!"

[@jaffarsiddique7898]

Why did you keep your mouth close

[@RogerMusson]

... because I do not talk or sing whilst building a wheel. See the description, and take a look at the other video, not much talking there, but plenty to read in the description.

[@jonathanroldan4896]

te veo lento. yo soy mas rapido

[@freevegan]

50$

[@makantahi3731]

6$

[@jmackenroth]

This is NOT helpful.

[@florascent9ts]

+Purrelli You blind? Doesn't say tutorial anywhere lol

[@OptimusSatanas]

+Purrelli Quit bitching.

[@jmackenroth]

Alright . . . *shrug*

[@OptimusSatanas]

+Purrelli Thanks.

[@10shutt1]

He is just showing off

[@critters5236]

Video is a joke and teaches you nothing

[@mkohler69]

No info on what your doing... Sure you're fast.. But only you know where to start the first spoke, and so on. This isn't helping us KNOW how to build a wheel. Thanks though.

[@rockinginafreeworld3256]

What about step by step not just you doing it.

[@RogerMusson]

The description of this video says "My other lacing video is better but this one seems more popular (look in my video list for the other one)." Go to the other video and read the full description.

[@sparticus214]

Sir from my personal experience you should assemble the spoke on the cassette side first and give them more tension then the other side as the mountain and road bikes have the left side going straight down

[@thomasbrooklyn1820]

That's another video as stated in the description, and I don't like the tone of your voice.

[@tristianpelayo5866]

Waste of time

[@RogerMusson]

What, you mean I could have laced it quicker and gone home sooner, or is it that you struggle to learn anything from watching someone do their job?