I could listen to Calvin all day .such a passionate knowledgeable guy and a credit to park tools and if I'm honest the main reason I got in to buying park tools .
I had a professor like Calvin when I was in college. I literally took every class he offered- two of which had nothing to do with my major. Cal, keep doing your thing man!
@@tonisbalonis4823 It's okay to ask the audience, but I'm not talking about the audience as a whole, I'm talking about that one guy who shows up at all of these kinds of events, and is genuinely annoying and disruptive for the sake of his own narcissistic interests.
2 a.m it was supposed to be movie night...watching Calvin videos instead, no regrets oh and i can't wait for the parts I ordered today to change the cassette, another master video guided by Calvin
Oh man being an engineer and a pasionate about cyclists, watching this is like relating academics to passion ... What a great apetite to mind and heart ❤️ ...
I will love to work for free with you even for 2 days a week, but I live in the caribbean. 😮💨 I does learn so much from you all park tools guys. I does save so much money thanks to you.
In the space of his studio, he is a passionate educator but with a tendency towards some monotony, but once in the open air you get to see a different Calvin Jones. Almost an stand-up comedian. Wonderful teacher.
Seaotter is unfortunately way to far for me but I'd love to watch Calvin and Truman all day long teaching about bike tech. Your RUclips videos teaches thousands of home bike mechanics how to solve little and little bigger problems. Thanks a lot!!! Greeting from Germany 🔧
dang it! It's already my sixth time breaking a spoke. At this point, I already spent more time and money replacing each broken one as compared to getting new sets of spokes on my rear wheel. Had the wheelset made less than 2 years ago. Should have had my LBS re-lace the entire wheel with new spokes.
@@RealMTBAddict the rims are fine, the spokes not so much. I had the spokes replaced with a better set and they are doing great so far. I've riden almost 1000km since the rebuild. Mixed paved roads and single track
I'm riding my cheap road bike with a missing spoke. Thought of replacing, forgot and did a 60 km tour. Guess I'm good no repairs needed :) Funny thing it's a rim break road bike and the wheel is still true, I blame it on the heavy duty cheap rims.
I like to watch this guy, he really has been teaching me a lot about the standards of tools and mechanics of your bicycles performance. I have broken five spokes in 4 months just this year alone and take it in to get a Spoke fixed and guess the mechanic just replace the nipple but I have never seen the mechanic use a Spoke tensioner. so I'm going to go in and get the whole back will be strong and insist that a Spoke tensioner be used and questioned where the tension is at to ensure that me as a customer get top-notch. I really like watching Park Tool Company
For my clients , buying a prefabricated wheel replacement is normally not an option . They get a prescription wheel that better meets their individual needs instead .
He must have been a school teacher and his informative and entertaining talk deserves a much bigger crowd in real life, but I guess compensated by 120,000 crowd on youtube.
Brilliant video. Im converting some steel rims to alloy and snapped a few spokes in the process of dismantling the wheel. Even though i dont own any park tools at the moment, i use the youtube channel all the time!
Very good videos all over the channel, they are entertaining, and they are extremely helpful in situations when you need to fix something on your bike.
I broke a rear spoke yesterday and fatigue wasn't a factor. Only had about 22 miles in on a 45 mile ride. The spoke broke in half and it was the strangest thing that ever happened to me on my bike in 50 years of riding.
Nice one, one thing I noticed is he didn't explain that the removal of the cassette is actually a lot more difficult than it appears here (pre-loosened) due to needing to apply opposite rotational force on the sprocket whilst loosening lockring, ideally with a chain whip, an old chain or other tool.
Park tools are good quality, very affordable and American made. There are much more pricey options out there! You dont want to buy cheap tools either. Tools are an investment. They save you money.
As a former machinist, precision tools especially German and Swiss( the best) get insanely expensive. I have probably $20000 invested in tools. If you use tools everyday get the best you can afford. Preferably with a good warranty. I wrench in a bike shop now for fun and laughs. We use Park, Pedro's and Craftsmen tools. Theyre just fine! Avoid cheap, Chinese junk, it often needs to be modified to be functional when it's brand new and only 'works' for a short time. Tools are an investment. Mine save me time. Time IS money or at least time Id rather spend riding!
So interesting to read the comments after learning through watching. I can't stand the presentation and admire everyone else who can get up to get the job done
THAT WAS A GOOD DEMO FUNNY SHOW MAN . ACTUALLY I BROKE A SPOKE I BELIEVE PUTTING THE ONE UP BIKE LOCK ON MY BIKE WHILE IT BEING ON THE RACK WITH FRICTION MOVEMENT OF MY CAR .OR IN THE WOODS ON MY FAT TIRE E BIKE. OVERALL I FOUND OUT I HAVE TWO BROKEN SPOKES SO I M NOT RIDING THANKS TO YOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE RIDE QUALITY.
Spokes can break easily if a person weights in at 185 kg but the specification says 130 kg maximum. However, even a comparable light person can break them if unevenly or unadequately tensioned. +what also floats in water ? -small stones ?
I broke a spoke now what? LBS: just buy a new bike. We have a lot of good bikes you can put on credit. Reminds me how the bike mechanic at a shop I visited didn’t know what a bottom bracket was and claims they don’t come in different lengths. He highly suggested I just buy a new bike for $5k instead of a $25 bb for my chain ring to be distant from the frame.
Should have headed over to the Spinergy booth to see glass spokes, well polymer fibers in glass phase. They also erroneously claim they don't stretch, but clearly they do, as you say stretch is needed to tension a wheel. Solid silica glass would make a poor spoke as any bending would easily break it, but it's still an elastic material. Could use it as fibers, but there are better choices, such as Spinergy's.
Unless you're racing, proprietary junk makes very little sense. Neither does 'reinvention of the wheel'. Bicycles 'should be' simple, reliable, affordable machinery. That's what the vast majority of consumers actually 'need'. Most of this new fangled proprietary junk is more difficult to repair, more expensive or requires special tools. Most real world, experienced and practical wheel builders and mechanics know this. We have dozens of bikes sitting unridden in the shop WAITING a week or more for ALL SORTS of proprietary junk available from only one source. People complain about the wait, so my advice is: " buy another bike today, then you can ride today!" It's a great means to sell more bikes in this neighborhood, believe it or not! When you break a spoke, sometimes you're traveling far and wide. Broken proprietary junk potentially ruins a big event unless you planned for the worst. The best thing to do is use ONLY J bend stainless spokes that any decent shop stocks around the world. Many good shops can cut and thread a j bend spoke to the correct length for you.
This guy right there is the "good generation", I am a bit dreaded at this Oompa Loompa generation with purple and pink hair, that can't even make toast. Once the guys like Calvin pass from old age...we are FOCKED, bros!
Don't insult the Oompa Lumpas. They sing about (not so) common sense. Willy Wonka never tolerated spoiled idiots. A trippy movie that's for sure! Neon haired fools just get lots of the attention. They crave it. It's perfectly acceptable to ignore such nonsense when 'adult' aged spoiled brats throw temper tantrums. It's the best solution.
There are several parameters involved when calculating spoke length: ERD Number of spokes Number of crosses Hub flange diameter Width between flanges Offset of flanges Asymmetric rims?
Sounds like you need hand built 40 or 48 spoke wheels. Like those for tandems. I built some for my cousin. Hes 6’9 and about 350lbs. He has no more problems.
Calvin is such a natural teacher, a true imparter of knowledge. Great to watch and listen to.
Jim, that's right and I didn't hear one peep out of him about climate change and how we're all going to die in 12 years.
J4000x why bring politics into this discussion- sparky
Yes! that`s is the point, he is a natural teacher.
A very good teacher.
@@MrJx4000 😶🌫
WoW. He takes off with a live audience.
I could listen to Calvin all day .such a passionate knowledgeable guy and a credit to park tools and if I'm honest the main reason I got in to buying park tools .
A legend
Agree, me too
Same👍
is there anyone who hates that guy lol
every video peopel love him
Park Tools' spokesman😉
Well "spoken."
John Tyler noice
You have got to be kidding me
we're inside on the computer when we should be outspoken around
I had a professor like Calvin when I was in college. I literally took every class he offered- two of which had nothing to do with my major. Cal, keep doing your thing man!
finding someone that has natural ability to teach is awe inspiring. i totally understand going out of your way to learn from that person
There's always that one know-it-all who won't shut up from the front row...
Sounds like seth bike hacks
@@lukasagnevik1974 That's what I was thinking, too. He's exactly the kind of guy that would do that, too.
You guys do know he's literally asking them to give answers right
@@tonisbalonis4823 It's okay to ask the audience, but I'm not talking about the audience as a whole, I'm talking about that one guy who shows up at all of these kinds of events, and is genuinely annoying and disruptive for the sake of his own narcissistic interests.
Entertainer, educator. Calvin is the man of so many trades.
That's why park tools loves him
Best bike mechanic in the world. Best bike tools in the world.
real lesson of the day. Become a master at what you're passionate about.
He sounds like he is teaching kindergarten kids. Priceless!
Audience on location: 4
Audience on RUclips: 48k+
133K :)
2 a.m it was supposed to be movie night...watching Calvin videos instead, no regrets oh and i can't wait for the parts I ordered today to change the cassette, another master video guided by Calvin
Calvin is such a nice person. Would love to have all the teachers like Him. Great man.
Oh man being an engineer and a pasionate about cyclists, watching this is like relating academics to passion ... What a great apetite to mind and heart ❤️ ...
I will love to work for free with you even for 2 days a week, but I live in the caribbean.
😮💨
I does learn so much from you all park tools guys.
I does save so much money thanks to you.
In the space of his studio, he is a passionate educator but with a tendency towards some monotony, but once in the open air you get to see a different Calvin Jones. Almost an stand-up comedian. Wonderful teacher.
"-If you don't get broken spokes, you're not riding enough."
🚴🔥🔥🔥🔥
Calvin is the heart and soul of Park Tools.
Thanks Calvin and Park Tools for doing such a great job teaching us. Love it!
Seaotter is unfortunately way to far for me but I'd love to watch Calvin and Truman all day long teaching about bike tech. Your RUclips videos teaches thousands of home bike mechanics how to solve little and little bigger problems. Thanks a lot!!! Greeting from Germany 🔧
dang it! It's already my sixth time breaking a spoke. At this point, I already spent more time and money replacing each broken one as compared to getting new sets of spokes on my rear wheel. Had the wheelset made less than 2 years ago.
Should have had my LBS re-lace the entire wheel with new spokes.
@@RealMTBAddict the rims are fine, the spokes not so much. I had the spokes replaced with a better set and they are doing great so far. I've riden almost 1000km since the rebuild. Mixed paved roads and single track
@@RealMTBAddict I got the same rims. Laced it with pillar racing spokes
I want Calvin to come cycling with me... Of course his backpack will be full of tools and spares...
This guy is seriously f'n brilliant.
He genuinely knows his stuff....and can teach!
Subbed
Had to get my rear stock wheel on my Canny Quick4 re-laced. Was popping a spoke on every other ride. DT Swiss.. Problem solved.
I'm riding my cheap road bike with a missing spoke. Thought of replacing, forgot and did a 60 km tour. Guess I'm good no repairs needed :) Funny thing it's a rim break road bike and the wheel is still true, I blame it on the heavy duty cheap rims.
Wow...I'm becoming a fan of Park tool :)
He's my favorite park tool guy
I like to watch this guy, he really has been teaching me a lot about the standards of tools and mechanics of your bicycles performance. I have broken five spokes in 4 months just this year alone and take it in to get a Spoke fixed and guess the mechanic just replace the nipple but I have never seen the mechanic use a Spoke tensioner. so I'm going to go in and get the whole back will be strong and insist that a Spoke tensioner be used and questioned where the tension is at to ensure that me as a customer get top-notch. I really like watching Park Tool Company
That heckler is painful!
For my clients , buying a prefabricated wheel replacement is normally not an option . They get a prescription wheel that better meets their individual needs instead .
calvin is a legend
Calvin is a true God of bicycles.
He must have been a school teacher and his informative and entertaining talk deserves a much bigger crowd in real life, but I guess compensated by 120,000 crowd on youtube.
Park Tool makes great videos! :)
Brilliant video. Im converting some steel rims to alloy and snapped a few spokes in the process of dismantling the wheel. Even though i dont own any park tools at the moment, i use the youtube channel all the time!
Keep the correct spares on hand in your breakdown kit with spoke keys .
Very good videos all over the channel, they are entertaining, and they are extremely helpful in situations when you need to fix something on your bike.
I really love Calvin Jones teaching...
Calvin, please come to the New York Bike Expo!!
"how do they bend the spoke at the end? That's right, they bend it. Don't worry about bending the spoke..." Hahahahahaaaaaa LMAO
This guy is brilliant!
Gotta respect the hustle 💯
Just sat in the shed truing my rear wheel for 6 hours only to overtighten a spoke and snap it. It was previously bent
A learning opportunity!
I broke a rear spoke yesterday and fatigue wasn't a factor. Only had about 22 miles in on a 45 mile ride. The spoke broke in half and it was the strangest thing that ever happened to me on my bike in 50 years of riding.
Sounds like a fault in the spoke material. It happens sometimes.
I hit a stick that took out 75% of the spokes in my rear wheel - way more of a problem than fatigue
Hmm that’s one hell of a stick! What spokes were you using?
Verry nice ! Never though i would have watched this whole video but your quite a character ! Ill check more parktools videos !
Simple, concise and informative.
Imagine if all teachers at schools is like calvin, he makes learing fun.
Have a dirt jump bike and you broke a spoke near every month jumping..a bad 180 can break like 3 spoke ...
Nice one, one thing I noticed is he didn't explain that the removal of the cassette is actually a lot more difficult than it appears here (pre-loosened) due to needing to apply opposite rotational force on the sprocket whilst loosening lockring, ideally with a chain whip, an old chain or other tool.
Calvin is hilarious...🤣
Gold video! Greetings from Colombia man✌🏻
What the hell would we do without Park Tool?
Very instructive, as always ! :D
The only think I do complain about Park Tool is their prices. :/
Park tools are good quality, very affordable and American made. There are much more pricey options out there! You dont want to buy cheap tools either. Tools are an investment. They save you money.
When you buy quality, you only complain about the price once.
As a former machinist, precision tools especially German and Swiss( the best) get insanely expensive. I have probably $20000 invested in tools. If you use tools everyday get the best you can afford. Preferably with a good warranty. I wrench in a bike shop now for fun and laughs. We use Park, Pedro's and Craftsmen tools. Theyre just fine!
Avoid cheap, Chinese junk, it often needs to be modified to be functional when it's brand new and only 'works' for a short time.
Tools are an investment. Mine save me time. Time IS money or at least time Id rather spend riding!
Nice Bevis impression! 3:51
Thank you Calvin.
So interesting to read the comments after learning through watching. I can't stand the presentation and admire everyone else who can get up to get the job done
that was fun to watch !! with some free gifts as well ?!?!
7:38 metric rules!
10out of 10for making bike repairs fun David bolton england😂😂
THAT WAS A GOOD DEMO FUNNY SHOW MAN . ACTUALLY I BROKE A SPOKE I BELIEVE PUTTING THE ONE UP BIKE LOCK ON MY BIKE WHILE IT BEING ON THE RACK WITH FRICTION MOVEMENT OF MY CAR .OR IN THE WOODS ON MY FAT TIRE E BIKE. OVERALL I FOUND OUT I HAVE TWO BROKEN SPOKES SO I M NOT RIDING THANKS TO YOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE RIDE QUALITY.
I wish I had your knowledge
I'm very unknowledgeable but live in New Zealand. How am I going to get my clumsy hands on a PT bottle-opener for getting things wrong?
I ride mountain bikes, rocks flip up and hit the spokes all the time,,,, and snap !
Awesome & Thanks Sir 🙏🕊
A fine [Englih] teacher.I must reo
comend him to my pupils .
Spokes can break easily if a person weights in at 185 kg but the specification says 130 kg maximum. However, even a comparable light person can break them if unevenly or unadequately tensioned.
+what also floats in water ?
-small stones ?
I broke a spoke now what?
LBS: just buy a new bike. We have a lot of good bikes you can put on credit.
Reminds me how the bike mechanic at a shop I visited didn’t know what a bottom bracket was and claims they don’t come in different lengths. He highly suggested I just buy a new bike for $5k instead of a $25 bb for my chain ring to be distant from the frame.
Took me 5 broken spokes before I gave up and bought a better made wheel.
Just not worth dealing with the original junk wheels.
Should have headed over to the Spinergy booth to see glass spokes, well polymer fibers in glass phase. They also erroneously claim they don't stretch, but clearly they do, as you say stretch is needed to tension a wheel. Solid silica glass would make a poor spoke as any bending would easily break it, but it's still an elastic material. Could use it as fibers, but there are better choices, such as Spinergy's.
We have a few sets of Spinergy wheels here actually. Pretty nifty.
Unless you're racing, proprietary junk makes very little sense. Neither does 'reinvention of the wheel'. Bicycles 'should be' simple, reliable, affordable machinery. That's what the vast majority of consumers actually 'need'.
Most of this new fangled proprietary junk is more difficult to repair, more expensive or requires special tools. Most real world, experienced and practical wheel builders and mechanics know this. We have dozens of bikes sitting unridden in the shop WAITING a week or more for ALL SORTS of proprietary junk available from only one source.
People complain about the wait, so my advice is: " buy another bike today, then you can ride today!" It's a great means to sell more bikes in this neighborhood, believe it or not!
When you break a spoke, sometimes you're traveling far and wide. Broken proprietary junk potentially ruins a big event unless you planned for the worst.
The best thing to do is use ONLY J bend stainless spokes that any decent shop stocks around the world. Many good shops can cut and thread a j bend spoke to the correct length for you.
broke a spoke !?? omg!!! buy a new bike! :D
Where are these being held at , would love to meet the legendary Calvin
What breaks a spoke?
Casing a 40ft double with a hardtail.
Nice demonstration 🚲🔧👍
Calvin is the bike show rockstar! I'd love to meet him.
15g spokes on new brizon wingflyer 16 broke on rockaway beach boardwalk; no parktool spoke threader in local bike store
DId he say "Could we have avoided that....Correct, by not having the kid." ? LOL
Great job park tools ! I learn alot from them !!
great video! thanks!
This guy right there is the "good generation", I am a bit dreaded at this Oompa Loompa generation with purple and pink hair, that can't even make toast.
Once the guys like Calvin pass from old age...we are FOCKED, bros!
Don't insult the Oompa Lumpas. They sing about (not so) common sense. Willy Wonka never tolerated spoiled idiots. A trippy movie that's for sure!
Neon haired fools just get lots of the attention. They crave it. It's perfectly acceptable to ignore such nonsense when 'adult' aged spoiled brats throw temper tantrums. It's the best solution.
Grate teacher
With some types of rims you have to take off the tire because nipples are internal
I broke like 8 spokes and the wheel just wobbled like a loose cone
Feynman of bike mechanics
So. Much. Shit. Talking. In the crowd. I love it!
7:49 or work out the spoke length by ERD of the rim
There are several parameters involved when calculating spoke length:
ERD
Number of spokes
Number of crosses
Hub flange diameter
Width between flanges
Offset of flanges
Asymmetric rims?
I guess the guy in the front row heard "spoke" and just didn't shut up.
Good video 👍
MASTER!
yes video for uganda
Frickin' hilarious!
Calvin May need to be placed on Caffeine Restriction after this 😳
"I broke a spoke, what do I do?" ---"Buy $700 worth of Park Tools and fix it yourself" :)
J'ai bien aimé . Merci . ) 👍
Thankyou, I’m fixing it myself… No shop
I was breaking the OEM alloy spoke nipples once or twice a week. I finally replace them all with copper and hadn't broke one since.
Uh oh, I have 2 broken spokes on my back tire.
How I broke a spoke: drifting at 20 mph which I had done before on a thinner rim and was fine and the spokes snapped and the rim bend in half
So how do you get to the sea otter festival from Marina without a car??? From out of state and don't drive... Hitchhike??!
280 lbs and I'm breaking spokes left and right.
Sounds like you need hand built 40 or 48 spoke wheels. Like those for tandems. I built some for my cousin. Hes 6’9 and about 350lbs. He has no more problems.
Change to a 3 cross pattern
Wholesome