How To Build Bicycle Wheels the Easy Way

●This video helps anyone learn how to build bike wheels - a super fun and satisfying skill. I'm pro wheelsmith & RoadBikeRider tech editor, Jim Langley. In this step-by-step bicycle wheel building video, I teach lacing, truing & tensioning with my top tips & tricks to make it easier. #bikerepair #jimlangley

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Parts I'm Using
1:29 - Tip: Learn with a Used Wheel
2:22 - Wheel Spoke Lacing Tools
3:00 - Wheel Components Basics
3:26 - Nipples Getting Lost in Deep Rims
3:41 - Tools to Prevent Losing Nipples in Rims
3:58 - About Crossed-Spoke Pattern
4:48 - Simple Wheel Building Math
6:01 - 5 Tips for Wheel Build Success
6:39 - About Bicycle Rim Types
7:41 - About Offset/Asymmetrical Rims
8:53 - Spoke Prep Lube
9:27 - Wheel Spoke Lacing
22:00 - Seating Spokes in Hub
23:14 - Seating Nipples in Rim
24:25 - Set All Nipples the Same Depth
25:06 - Tools for Setting Nipple Depth
26:25 - Intro to Wheel Truing
27:22 - Use a Good Spoke Wrench
28:02 - Truing is Trial and Error
28:42 - Most Common Truing Mistakes
31:14 - Wheel Truing Process Overview
33:01 - Building A Good Wheel
33:37 - Truing Wobbles and Hops Overview
34:58 - Fixing Wheel Wobbles Chart
36:12 - Fixing Wheel Hops Chart
36:28 - Ways to Hold Wheels for Truing
38:11 - Wheel Truing Wobbles
43:36 - Wheel Truing Hops High Spots
47:06 - Wheel Truing Dips Low Spots
50:52 - Final Wheel Truing
51:10 - Rim Centering Dishing
53:40 - How To Center Dish the Wheel
54:30 - Stress Relieving the Wheel
56:05 - Tensioning the Wheel
57:55 - The Right Spoke Tightness
58:30 - Now You Know How to Build Wheels

My other wheel-building related videos
● Truing bike wheels WITHOUT a truing stand!
youtube.com/shorts/hcHXmPnsqr0
● How to build a radially spoked wheel (straight spokes with no crosses)
youtu.be/OLtvQoSMm60
● How to get a near perfectly round wheel
youtu.be/DfjEaxlk1R4
● Basic bicycle wheel terminology explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=4kVlmOjgdAs
● How to find or calculate the right spoke lengths
youtu.be/LvV4FE2VxZk
● Ways to keep spokes tight so your wheels stay true
youtu.be/z4FKL95x6DE
● All about spoke tensiometers and if you need one
youtu.be/7JLw4pGyVyI
● My new wheel truing stand, Park Tool's TS-4.2
youtu.be/XqsKUceJzp8
● All about wheel truing stands and how they are used
youtu.be/JF8p1koGmoM
● How to fix aero spokes that were twisted during building
youtu.be/zszdrNEgSDw
● Pro-tip: how to align hub labels with the valve:
youtube.com/watch?v=8FiyUyJN7Uw
● How to build wheels faster with a driver bit
youtube.com/watch?v=kaBvpCuXigQ
● Shimano's lacing pattern for disc brake bike wheels:
youtube.com/watch?v=gfWd7_avr1s
● How to inspect a pair of new wheels:
youtube.com/watch?v=Wb73si7WD-k
● About "Emergency Spokes" (AKA "Z-bend spokes") and how they're used
youtu.be/qEXvu-Bc6dc
● Important things to know when working with nipple washers, also known as rim washers
youtu.be/6EtQsst3Z98
● All about wheel centering, also called dishing wheels
youtu.be/5ZInuIG0-dk

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