Questions tagged [wheel-building]
Questions referring to the craft of assembling bicycle wheels.
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Is there a front rim and back rim
I am going to build my first bmx bike from scratch. I’ve watched tons of YouTube vids to get me started. I want to build my own wheels and lace my spokes. I was wondering if I can or should use the ...
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Can two consecutive spokes be connected on the same side of the hub flange?
I've been trying to lace a 36 hole wheel by following the tutorials on youtube. After I finished, I realized that two consecutive spokes were on the same side of the hub flange. Wasn't it supposed to ...
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Have I chosen wrong spoke size?
My MTB has 26" wheels. The rear wheel rim was bent and the hub was also not in a good condition so I ordered a new rim, new hub and spokes. The dimensions of the new and old hub are exactly the ...
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Stability of home made wheel
I need a new wheel to support more weight (136kg combined for bike, freight and rider) and larger tires (around 42-622). Unfortunately I have not been able to find any wheels to my liking, so I am ...
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Lubricate between spoke nipples and carbon rim?
When building wheels, nipples should be lubricated so they can still turn easily under tension, towards the end of the build.
When building a wheel using carbon rims, do you also lubricate the contact ...
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Correct way of centering rear wheel with differential spoke lengths
I'm rebuilding a rear wheel with brass nipples after some aluminum nipples have failed. I have troubles centering the wheel.
The spokes are 260/266 mm DS/NDS long. The recommended spoke tension is 100 ...
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20 inch wheels and spoke tension measurement tool
I got a ParkTool TM-1 but it doesn't fit on the wheel I am trying to check (20 inch).
How do people deal with smaller wheels when it comes to checking spoke tension?
thanks
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Transitioning old bike to be indoor and stationary
I'm turning my mom's old bike into a stationary one, I don't know much about bikes and have a few questions.
Do I need a quick release skewer for the back wheel?
Will something break if I don't have a ...
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Why are straightpull spokes not "interlaced"?
When a wheel is built with j-bend spokes, they are typically "interlaced", as the picture from ParkTool shows (crossing #3):
There are clear technical advantages of doing so, described in ...
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Analog of "pitch circle" for straight-pull hubs?
If I want to build a wheel with my selected rim and hub, I can calculate the spoke length given the rim ERD and a few hub dimensions, most important of them being pitch circle diameter.
For a straight-...
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Keep incorrect lacing (spoke heads in/out) or reseat spokes on hub flange?
Though likely not unanimously agreed on, it seems trailing spokes should be heads out. After breaking a hub flange where the trailing heads were heads in, I'm a little spooked seeing my front hub's ...
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Is replacing single spokes by a different spoke type harmful?
Since one of my rims will to need replacement somewhere in the nearer future I was contemplating rebuilding the wheel myself. While researching information concerning which type of spokes to use I ...
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Hub FTF and Offset
I have a fron disk hub which has FTF 62mm, offset 7.7 (Novatec d791sb)
According to this:
Wl = (F.T.F/2 + Offset) = 38.7mm
Wr = (F.T.F/2 - Offset) = 23.3mm
But when I look at the picture, it seems ...
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Mavic Helium clincher wheels: Replacement Spokes
I have a Mavic Helium clincher wheels and a broken drive side spoke. I need a new one (and would be happy to buy a couple of them including non-drive side) but everywhere I look it seems I would need ...
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Why would spoke tensions be uneven, despite equal thread engagement?
I'm building a wheel. I've used a nipple driver to equally engage all nipples on the spoke threads and used this as a starting point for tensioning the spokes.
Despite this, after applying a couple of ...
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