Bicycle Wheel Truing Maintenance Video
By popular demand, Doug Moak runs through the basics of bicycle wheel truing and spoke adjustment. Thanks go to our sponsor River City Bicycles and Carl Jameson of Craftmaster Productions Do you have any tips or stories on wheel truing? We'd love to hear 'em.
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good stuff. like the bikes on the roof. thanks
how about a brake tuning vid? then sell em on cd’s lol.
This was a great video. Thank you. It was not clear to how to select *which* spokes to tighten once I find when the wheel veers towards the brakepad.
it helps if u take off the tire and tube when u true it
For quick adjustments, I think it is ok to leave the tire on as long as the tire is deflated.
you guys are cool cause other bike shops just want too take you money but you actually tell people how to fix them
Is it possible to true a wheel without a spoke wrench?
agreed
+ Best to take the tyre off first before you true, if your spoke ends aren’t recessed like on the wheel in the demo.
Pretty good video on truing for the general recreational cyclist. Thanks for explaining about tightening AND loosening and that it relates to one side of the hub or the other.
I just tried it on my bike and got it out of whack, but kept at it and made it fairly true-ed again. It was a little confusing to figure out which way was tight/loose, but I picked that up from another video. It’s from the view point of looking down (like through the tire at the nipple).
Thanks.
i dont kno for sure but i think ud wanna tighten the ones on the oposite side of the misalignment but ive only done it once and its been years
hey great vid i learned alot
what will happen if the spokes are too lose or too tight ?
how do u re spoke wheels ?
look up some videos about lacing wheels. but essentialy you need to take the tire, tube, and rim tape off the rim. then there are threaded brass nipples that are inserted into the rim. pull out the damaged spoke and nipple. then go to you local bike shop and have them order you the correct amount and length of spoke you need (dont forget nipples) and relace the damaged spoke into your rim true and your good! HOPE THAT HELPED good luck. and if all else fails take it the lbs they know all
spokes that are to loose can break off and put extra strain onto properly trued spokes. so its important to make sure your wheel is properly trued and dished otherwise you can break spokes. and spokes that are to tight can pull the wheel out of true and cause other damage to the wheel and possibly your bike
Why didn’t you shoot outside, at night…?
What if like your rim has a bump in it?
Like moves up and down as well as sideways
You might be able to bend it back but there is a good chance you’ll have replace it. Bring it to a good shop and have it scoped out.
Cool, thanks for your help.
How badly can a rim be off before you need to replace it
I’ve seen an awful bend put back in order through force and spoke tightening – but the wheel was never perfect again. It depends on what you can live with and how far gone the wheel is.
mine just rubs the brake pads and its a pretty new bike
Shouldn’t be a problem then. Get a spoke wrench that fits at a bike shop and play around with it. It takes some practice.
alrighty, thank you
river city is the shit…i went there when i was in portland and it’s one of the coolest shops i’ve ever been to!