My fastest time is half an hour, reguraly is 45 minutes but the regular is one hour (I'm bike mechanich). I like a lot your videos and all the trick from old school. Congratulations for your chanel!
This video changed my life. I was able to build my first set of wheels and I didn't die. So stoked to NOT be dependent on someone else when I want to try new hoops or hubs. This is awesome. THanks Ali.
I've watched this multiple times... any medals for 5 hour club members... your time and effort that went into this is incredible... and so very much appreciated. You are a man of many talents... and teaching is right up there at the top!! Thank you.
Thanks ..wonderful work. Had ordered hubs from the engineer that created HiE engineering, a bespoke hub and bike components company in the States. He would send the most complex diagrams of spoke patterns that worked amazing on his hubs. The fronts were always 1 cross heads out. Beautiful wheel that looked radial. The rear was a 30 hub spoke with 20 on the drive 3 cross and 10 on the left 1 cross. Pulling spokes inside. High drive flange and low on the other. The left right balance was perfect, same torque each side due to the different spoke count. I'm still using the wheels from 40 years ago! He made his own flat rolled aluminum rims that used hollow rivets to hold together. The spokes went into the hollow rivets. 212 grams per rim. Amazing kit it was.
I laced my first mtb wheel. This guy is the goat in explaining this. It was so easy after this tutorial, things just kinda fell into place and it was done before I realized it.
Ali, as an amateur wheel builder who has only laced a few, your last wheelbuilding tutorial was the best I've found. This is going to be yet another incredible reference. Who better to learn wheelbuilding from than a trials pro who does 10 ft drops and puts wheels absolutely through the wringer. Thank you! As a side note, I've also now learned by experience why you use aluminum over brass nipples. I laced one wheel with brass, laced it tight, and now 3 of the brass nipples have broken and needed replacement. Aluminum next time for sure. Thanks again!
Thanks Sebastian, I'm glad you liked my last one :) I hope this one will fill in a few gaps I missed last time and allow anyone to build a wheel with their lacing of choice :)
Assuming they're not defective, broken nipples suggests that your spokes aren't approaching the rim at a sensible angle. There's only a limited angle available for the nipple to seat properly in the rim. I've seen wheels built where the lacing was wrong for the angle of the rim drilling, and you could see the spokes were pulling the nipples sideways.
As a wheel builder who learnt my trade, working in bike shops throughout the 90s, I have always just done it as second nature much like yourself. Often in front of the tv with a coffee etc. But it was great to see such a vivid, organised and well thought out presentation of what goes on. Next time someone asks me for advice on lacing, I'll be directing them to this video. Great job Ali!
Can I say a massive thank you (and a subscription) for this amazingly helpful video. My cheap Chinese ebike ate it's rim wall and I was able to re-lace the new rim using your excellent and clear guide. In case it's of any use to anyone else, I took one of the old spokes and wrapped tape half way up the threads. I then screwed this spoke (until the tape jammed) into the head of the new nipples and used this to pop them onto the new spokes, avoiding them dropping into the cavity in the new rim. Thank you again.
Thanks Ali, even years later you are helping people with this one! I had watched several videos until yours helped clear up the 3X lacing pattern for me, thanks again.
Simply the best wheel building tutorial out there, this helped me build an insanely strong hope and dt swiss fr560 dh wheelset that hasn't gone out of true after 2 years of punishing tracks. Thank you!!
I know im a bit late to the party, but I just cracked my old rim along with my frame and somehow broke the hub and today all the parts for the new wheel were delivered to me 😁 I was really drunk and even though I saw my hand and every spoke 3 times I could build my wheel flawlessly with the help of this astonishingly great video!
This is, by far, the single best wheel building tutorial I have ever seen. I just built a wheelset using the 3x instructions and it went perfectly! Thank you!
First off. I have to admit that I watched quite a few different videos before sitting down with yours. First wheel laced! The color coordination helped. Very detailed video! Three cross Spank with a Diore XT hub. Thank you!
this is an awesome tutorial, clearly a lot of effort went into it. was looking to build & spoke my first wheel and you made it really simple and straightforward and explained it really well. no hiccups or kinked spokes in the process, it feels really satisfying to have nailed it the first time and its thanks to this video.
Wow. Just Wow. Massive appreciation of your guidance and effort. This's truly an invaluable lesson for us bike dependents. I'm so inspired to build my own wheel. Thank you!!!
First time building a wheel from spare parts, I assembled the drive side in a 3x format... And the brake side was either 1x or 2x, because the spokes weren't long enough to do 3x again (I was re-using spokes, don't worry - I learned a lesson on that). Went to have my bike inspected and wheels trued before really riding it hard, and the technician said: "I don't even know HOW you did this, but you mixed spoke patterns, and still ended up making a well-centered wheel... I'm not even mad, I'm actually kinda impressed."
@@Ali_Clarkson He convinced me to have it re-laced by the shop, because we had no clue what quality the spokes were... Cheaper than a hospital bill, I figured. Wheel building is half art, half geometry, and half voodoo witchcraft 😂 I would have kept running the 2x+3x laced rear wheel if the spokes were known to be at least "decent." Thanks for all the information, Ali!
Thanks Ali, I just built my first wheel! Campagnolo Nuovo Tipo hub and Mavic Module E (both from the 1980s) with new Alpine db stainless spokes. Couldn't have done it without you.
@4:11 another handy trick is to snip the tip off a tooth pick and stick it into the top of the nipple just tight enough to grip it. This holds it well enough to thread it on too. Thanks for the tutorial, it's great evergreen content that people like me will keep finding.
Thank You Ali!!! I finally finished a 26 inch Schwinn Beach cruiser rim. 36 hole 4 cross pattern did the job. I tried the 3 Cross from park tools and it didn't work. So without you I would never have finished. I needed a new hub so I can add disc brakes to the cruiser because I am also adding a 2 stroke engine so I need great brakes. Thanks again.
Really really good video! At around 1:10:00 I was about to add a comment on how to find key spoke hole when having different patterns on respective side, but you answered it right after! Love it!
Watched the first 15-20 minutes then skipped to three cross, then built a wheelset today. Took me six hours to build them up and get them perfectly trued. I’ll feel good about my work after I get a couple rides on my new gravel bike. Thank you Ali for such an in depth walkthrough to include all the illustrations to help us out!
I have never built a wheel, I probably never will, but now I know how it is done! Kudos is due, fantastic job! Excellent presentation, great graphics, you made it really interesting. 👍😀
Thanks to this video I was able to lace my first carbon roadbike wheels. I also appreciate the lacing tips especially the one with the rear hub with different lacing patterns on each side. The Instructions were very clear and easy to comprehend. Thank you so much!😁
WOW, a bit long but well worth the watch, thanks Ali, I've watched your original video and as you mentioned in this one, I was stumped with the key spokes, especially 3x. I'm able to do 4x just about blind folded but 3x was a mystery, until now. I only watched this video once and got the 3x correct on my 1st try. Well explained, thanks bud, much appreciated 👍💪🙏
Thank you for taking the time to explain your experience to others. Like you, I was quite excited by the concept of the product, particularly the compact battery as I commute short distances. A few other customers have also shared their experiences and my balanced view has been to cancel the process. Customer service and Aftersales is a crucial part of any purchase like this and I no longer have confidence in the company, nor the idea of waiting months whilst they have the money. I will keep looking...
Great tutorial! Between this and the Park spoke length video, I just finished my first set of wheels today (long time coming). These replace the factory wheels that predictably died on my Electric converted Mini Velo (Bafang bbs01/Argos Urban Camper). New wheels are Deore disc hubs (rear reduced to 130mm spacing) laced to 40mm wide Blank rims I grabbed in the CRC sale. I’ve had to reverse mount a centerlock disk to clear the frame because of the 130mm disk design. Thankfully the disk caliper reaches the disk and still clears the spokes 😬 Relieved to have my commuter baby back. Add to that I’ve learnt a new skill and navigated several technical hiccups successfully all be it unconventionally! Cheers Ali 😊
Amazing video! Probably the only one you need to watch on the topic (if you want to know EVERYTHING). All that's left is to link the one about tensioning the spokes and truing the tire (if there is one of course) :D
Since the early video I built some wheel thanks to your knowledge. Thank you very much for the info. Now I'll stop some time to watch your video. Thank you again.
Your original wheelbuilding video was what taught me to build wheels, and I go back to it again and again. You explain the technique better than any other video tutorial on the internet. Love the Khan Academy style of this new vid, too! Cheers Ali for teaching me a new skill!
Your old wheel build video has helped me through 4 new wheels over a few years and they're all still holding strong so thank you for the amazing videos! I'm sure I'll be getting plenty of use from this one over the years so thanks in advance
Thanks Ali! I just re-laced a Wolber Super Champion 36h rim to a Specialized sealed bearing hub as a replacement for my vintage 1983 Specialized Expedition touring bike. Tensioning, truing, stressing here we come!
The best lacing video i have ever watched. Kudos to you. From the other videos, i have watched, It is really difficult to explain these things to the understanding of a novice like me, but you killed it here. Thank you very much. I appreciate
Ali, this is the most comprehensive easy to follow guide for wheel builds i have run across. I work at a bike store and am just starting my second year there. i've done a number of wheel builds, but i don't get them often...just enough time to forget. I use your video each time to get oriented to the plan. I hope you keep this up for a long time, i plan on having new techs review this for their first builds in the future. thanks again!
Super explanatory. thank you. i was gonna build a wheelset with 2x but i ended up with slightly longer spokes by mistake, so eventually i laced the wheels with 3x and the problem was solved.
The absolute BEST video I've seen about lacing spoke wheels on RUclips You can tell the time, effort and dedication put up here, so professional Liked and subscribed!
I watched your original video and have rebuilt multiple wheels for friends from that one video. I’m now building building a new wheel set for myself and you can count I’ll be using your technique!
An absolutely highly informative video to all the people who are into the cycling industry. All information just makes you sound like a more knowledgeable person in the cycling industry.
Used a Parktool video to start with that I couldn’t follow and cocked up the first attempt. A mate linked me this, it’s bang on! Done in no time. Wish I’d seen the rim swap video first though….
I never imagined I could lace my own wheels, thank you so much for this incredible tutorial! I used the 1 cross lacing on my front track wheel because my spokes are too long for radial lacing and I worked like a charm! Thank you again!
This is great, you answer so many questions in a nice, "to the point" fashion. Definitely helping my confidence with my 1st set of wheels. thank you very much!
thanks for this video, i am building a 2 cross 32h wheel set for daughter's 24" bike and since this is 1st time i am building 2 cross wheels i stumbled upon this video, and now i have to releace my 3x wheels, coz i always start head inside :S and i put all spokes in hub to avoid stress while lacing :D
Hey Ali, Just wanted to send a big thanks for this in depth video on lacing patterns and the tricks of getting it right. I laced up my first set of 700C vintage Campi rims on some new 130 mm spacing Miche Primato hubs to get some more life out of these rims. I was able to use the same original DT spokes and nipples (after a wash up) as the hub flanges of old and new matched. I don’t have a truing stand so they remain to be trued, especially the rear as I was able to get the front wheel pretty dialed in using the bike fork and brake pads. It’s interesting how it just takes one build to get the lacing technique internalized. Thanks again!
Watched the whole video and portions more than once...appreciate the time you put in. It helped for sure...since I like odd stuff, I was going to radial lace a 36 front, but went changed to a 1x since the spoke calculator showed the same length. I went elbows out, looks great and something you won't see on the BMX track more than likely. Did a 4x in the back since I use a disc and wanted to try that lace since I have only done 3x in the past. Gotta say, really had to tweak the 4x cross on the 20 inch carbons. No gouges though! Thanks Ali
I managed to make a perfect wheel, even though my spoke was a tad too long for the build. Solely because you put lots of amazing details to each type, so i can have many options. Thank you so much for the guide! *Needless to say, I'm 3 hour plus club at this point 😂
This is a brilliant resource, Ali! Thank you for sharing it. The hubs I ordered have finally come in, so I'm following along to make a 2-cross 700C wheelset for my gravel bike. Your descriptions make it so easy to follow along!
Superb tutorial! 1h club here! I laced 3x before a few times, no technique, just copied from a spare wheel. But tomorrow I'll build a new wheelset for my bike and I'll make an experiment, because I saw somewhere it can help the dished side of the wheel cope better with stress/tension (I'm actually more for the challenge than the benefit, if any). I'm gonna build a 2x pattern on the dished side of the wheels and 3x on the opposite side. Wish me luck!
Yep, 2x with 3x did it. It took me a few tries and I had to move everything to the left by 1 hole both in the rim and hub, but once I realized that it was straight on! Thanks for this extensive and insightful tutorial! Great job!
Wow, thank you so much Ali, I thought the previous wheel building video was excellent but with this one you are really spoiling us! Also, I know I've said it before but seriously dude, tutorials are your thing, brilliant!
Will definetely watch this vid entirely. I could have used it today, I was building a pair of wheels and I am not that good at wheel building. Thanks a lot, this is gonna be very helpful for my future projects ! And thanks for all the hard work you put into making this whole video
Hi I just started wheel building and this is by far the best instructional video on you tube. I got lost with park tool although very clear but at the start they say stick your key spoke about 1/4 of the way around ??? Thank you very much for this a great help indeed.
I'm preparing to do my first wheel build, which will be a standard 3x. This is the clearest, easiest to follow tutorial i've found anywhere. I plan on hitting play/pause through the process. Thank you!
Monumental amount of work went into this! The only thing the world is still missing is a similar video from you on spoke length calculation for j-bent and straight pull spokes with a mention of asymmetric rims and offsets:)
Just came to like the video because I know how much effort you put into this video from your Instagram stories so I absolutely respect that and it deserves a singular view, like and comment from me🤘
I built my first set of wheels using your first wheel building video and theyve been great. Got a bit of an egg i struggle to get rid of. If this videos anything to go by i cant wait to see the next one in the series. Thanks for easy to understand and follow wheel building tutorials 👍
Great work on the drawings! These and the editing must have taken forever! As it is a quite overwhelming technique (or so it seems beforehand), I as a mech myself, always find it hard to pass on that knowledge. You did a pretty good job there! Now if only my apprentices had good enough language skills to refer them to this video! Keep it up, Cheers from Germany!
Thanks for the in depth view ! I refer to your original wheel build video every time a begin a set of wheels. I think it would be hard to make a better tutorial than that one for starters!
Just laced my first wheel using 2X pattern. And thanks to your video Ali it all went well. Thanks for this super informative video. And all the effort you went into making it. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Ali thanks for very informative video. I would like to add my 2 cents to it. If someone is going to lace a wheel in more common/factory way (trailing spokes = heads out) just start to lace it from opposite side - for rear wheel disc side instead of dive side. Regards
Anyone joining the 1 hour club?
I'm not able to watch the entire video right now and since i want to really understand the process I'll watch it tomorrow :)
But already liked it ;)
My fastest time is half an hour, reguraly is 45 minutes but the regular is one hour (I'm bike mechanich). I like a lot your videos and all the trick from old school. Congratulations for your chanel!
Also there are more lacing patterns, I tried some of them (very complicated), can I link them?
Watched the whole thing and don't even need new wheels. Very well done tutorial.
this is, by far, the best tutorial for building wheels
This video changed my life. I was able to build my first set of wheels and I didn't die. So stoked to NOT be dependent on someone else when I want to try new hoops or hubs. This is awesome. THanks Ali.
Even with following you on IG I can't even imagine what amount of time you put in this just for us. Thank you.
Thanks Will, this was definitely a full-on video to make...more so than I first thought :P
I've watched this multiple times... any medals for 5 hour club members... your time and effort that went into this is incredible... and so very much appreciated. You are a man of many talents... and teaching is right up there at the top!! Thank you.
Can tell you were an artist/designer, very well done. There’s nothing out there like this. Well worth the wait.
Thanks Tweaks!
Just liked the video because I know how much effort you put into it and one day I will need it, thank's Ali
Thank you :)
Thanks ..wonderful work. Had ordered hubs from the engineer that created HiE engineering, a bespoke hub and bike components company in the States. He would send the most complex diagrams of spoke patterns that worked amazing on his hubs. The fronts were always 1 cross heads out. Beautiful wheel that looked radial. The rear was a 30 hub spoke with 20 on the drive 3 cross and 10 on the left 1 cross. Pulling spokes inside. High drive flange and low on the other. The left right balance was perfect, same torque each side due to the different spoke count. I'm still using the wheels from 40 years ago! He made his own flat rolled aluminum rims that used hollow rivets to hold together. The spokes went into the hollow rivets. 212 grams per rim. Amazing kit it was.
Today I watched 6 wheel building videos and this blew everything else out of the water. Every part was succinct and easy to follow.
I laced my first mtb wheel. This guy is the goat in explaining this. It was so easy after this tutorial, things just kinda fell into place and it was done before I realized it.
Ali, as an amateur wheel builder who has only laced a few, your last wheelbuilding tutorial was the best I've found. This is going to be yet another incredible reference. Who better to learn wheelbuilding from than a trials pro who does 10 ft drops and puts wheels absolutely through the wringer. Thank you!
As a side note, I've also now learned by experience why you use aluminum over brass nipples. I laced one wheel with brass, laced it tight, and now 3 of the brass nipples have broken and needed replacement. Aluminum next time for sure. Thanks again!
Thanks Sebastian, I'm glad you liked my last one :) I hope this one will fill in a few gaps I missed last time and allow anyone to build a wheel with their lacing of choice :)
Assuming they're not defective, broken nipples suggests that your spokes aren't approaching the rim at a sensible angle. There's only a limited angle available for the nipple to seat properly in the rim. I've seen wheels built where the lacing was wrong for the angle of the rim drilling, and you could see the spokes were pulling the nipples sideways.
on around 1000 made wheels, i never had broken nipple
Brass nipples are usually very tough. I'd be surprised if you get better results with aluminum nipples, all else being equal.
As a wheel builder who learnt my trade, working in bike shops throughout the 90s, I have always just done it as second nature much like yourself. Often in front of the tv with a coffee etc. But it was great to see such a vivid, organised and well thought out presentation of what goes on. Next time someone asks me for advice on lacing, I'll be directing them to this video. Great job Ali!
Can I say a massive thank you (and a subscription) for this amazingly helpful video. My cheap Chinese ebike ate it's rim wall and I was able to re-lace the new rim using your excellent and clear guide.
In case it's of any use to anyone else, I took one of the old spokes and wrapped tape half way up the threads. I then screwed this spoke (until the tape jammed) into the head of the new nipples and used this to pop them onto the new spokes, avoiding them dropping into the cavity in the new rim.
Thank you again.
Thanks Ali, even years later you are helping people with this one! I had watched several videos until yours helped clear up the 3X lacing pattern for me, thanks again.
This is probably the best lesson on RUclips so far ! Well done. The drawings help a lot, so that's easy to understand.
Simply the best wheel building tutorial out there, this helped me build an insanely strong hope and dt swiss fr560 dh wheelset that hasn't gone out of true after 2 years of punishing tracks. Thank you!!
Really pleased to read this! I’m glad the video helped :)
I know im a bit late to the party, but I just cracked my old rim along with my frame and somehow broke the hub and today all the parts for the new wheel were delivered to me 😁
I was really drunk and even though I saw my hand and every spoke 3 times I could build my wheel flawlessly with the help of this astonishingly great video!
Really waited for this one, awesome how much you effort you put into it
Think i`am gonna speak for Everyone here if say Thank you for that great Tutorial
@@finnschmidt9514 Ali's tutorials are simply the best ones, no joke
This is, by far, the single best wheel building tutorial I have ever seen. I just built a wheelset using the 3x instructions and it went perfectly! Thank you!
First off. I have to admit that I watched quite a few different videos before sitting down with yours.
First wheel laced! The color coordination helped. Very detailed video!
Three cross Spank with a Diore XT hub.
Thank you!
I’m glad it helped! 😁
You are an excellent teacher. I use a piece of tape on my key spokes.
this is an awesome tutorial, clearly a lot of effort went into it. was looking to build & spoke my first wheel and you made it really simple and straightforward and explained it really well. no hiccups or kinked spokes in the process, it feels really satisfying to have nailed it the first time and its thanks to this video.
This was the best tutorial i could find just build my first wheel thx to you❤
Wow. Just Wow. Massive appreciation of your guidance and effort. This's truly an invaluable lesson for us bike dependents.
I'm so inspired to build my own wheel. Thank you!!!
Probably I’m not gonna build a wheel any time soon, but now I know where to come when it’s time. Great illustrations Ali!
16:38 left out "Improved comfort" as a pro for 3-cross lacing.
First time building a wheel from spare parts, I assembled the drive side in a 3x format... And the brake side was either 1x or 2x, because the spokes weren't long enough to do 3x again (I was re-using spokes, don't worry - I learned a lesson on that).
Went to have my bike inspected and wheels trued before really riding it hard, and the technician said: "I don't even know HOW you did this, but you mixed spoke patterns, and still ended up making a well-centered wheel... I'm not even mad, I'm actually kinda impressed."
The system works! 😁 glad to hear of your success :)
@@Ali_Clarkson He convinced me to have it re-laced by the shop, because we had no clue what quality the spokes were... Cheaper than a hospital bill, I figured.
Wheel building is half art, half geometry, and half voodoo witchcraft 😂
I would have kept running the 2x+3x laced rear wheel if the spokes were known to be at least "decent." Thanks for all the information, Ali!
Thanks Ali, I just built my first wheel! Campagnolo Nuovo Tipo hub and Mavic Module E (both from the 1980s) with new Alpine db stainless spokes. Couldn't have done it without you.
This has been my go-to lacing manual for a couple years now. I've probably built almost 10 wheels starting off with this lacing guide.
Awesome to hear!
@4:11 another handy trick is to snip the tip off a tooth pick and stick it into the top of the nipple just tight enough to grip it. This holds it well enough to thread it on too.
Thanks for the tutorial, it's great evergreen content that people like me will keep finding.
ive watched this entire vid twice, thanx!
Best wheel lacing tutorial I have seen .❤
Thanks so much 😊
Thank You Ali!!! I finally finished a 26 inch Schwinn Beach cruiser rim. 36 hole 4 cross pattern did the job. I tried the 3 Cross from park tools and it didn't work. So without you I would never have finished. I needed a new hub so I can add disc brakes to the cruiser because I am also adding a 2 stroke engine so I need great brakes. Thanks again.
Build my 3rd set of wheels with this tutorial. Keep forgetting the steps, so great to have this detailed tutorial. Thanks!
Really really good video! At around 1:10:00 I was about to add a comment on how to find key spoke hole when having different patterns on respective side, but you answered it right after! Love it!
Watched the first 15-20 minutes then skipped to three cross, then built a wheelset today. Took me six hours to build them up and get them perfectly trued. I’ll feel good about my work after I get a couple rides on my new gravel bike. Thank you Ali for such an in depth walkthrough to include all the illustrations to help us out!
So much info. Love how you are an hour in and say you might be repeating things. Class.
I have never built a wheel, I probably never will, but now I know how it is done! Kudos is due, fantastic job! Excellent presentation, great graphics, you made it really interesting. 👍😀
Thanks Mike, good to know the hard work was worth it :)
This is the best wheel building video ever. From all of us, thank you
Sensational!
best and most comprehensive wheel building guide I've seen, your effort in putting this together is very much appreciated 👏 👍 👌
Thank you! :D
Thanks to this video I was able to lace my first carbon roadbike wheels. I also appreciate the lacing tips especially the one with the rear hub with different lacing patterns on each side. The Instructions were very clear and easy to comprehend. Thank you so much!😁
WOW, a bit long but well worth the watch, thanks Ali, I've watched your original video and as you mentioned in this one, I was stumped with the key spokes, especially 3x. I'm able to do 4x just about blind folded but 3x was a mystery, until now. I only watched this video once and got the 3x correct on my 1st try. Well explained, thanks bud, much appreciated 👍💪🙏
Thank you very much!
This must have been a labour of love, I know you scrapped the original and re-did it and hats off to you this is really excellent.
Thank you for taking the time to explain your experience to others. Like you, I was quite excited by the concept of the product, particularly the compact battery as I commute short distances.
A few other customers have also shared their experiences and my balanced view has been to cancel the process. Customer service and Aftersales is a crucial part of any purchase like this and I no longer have confidence in the company, nor the idea of waiting months whilst they have the money.
I will keep looking...
Great tutorial! Between this and the Park spoke length video, I just finished my first set of wheels today (long time coming). These replace the factory wheels that predictably died on my Electric converted Mini Velo (Bafang bbs01/Argos Urban Camper). New wheels are Deore disc hubs (rear reduced to 130mm spacing) laced to 40mm wide Blank rims I grabbed in the CRC sale. I’ve had to reverse mount a centerlock disk to clear the frame because of the 130mm disk design. Thankfully the disk caliper reaches the disk and still clears the spokes 😬 Relieved to have my commuter baby back. Add to that I’ve learnt a new skill and navigated several technical hiccups successfully all be it unconventionally! Cheers Ali 😊
Amazing video! Probably the only one you need to watch on the topic (if you want to know EVERYTHING). All that's left is to link the one about tensioning the spokes and truing the tire (if there is one of course) :D
Since the early video I built some wheel thanks to your knowledge. Thank you very much for the info.
Now I'll stop some time to watch your video.
Thank you again.
Your original wheelbuilding video was what taught me to build wheels, and I go back to it again and again. You explain the technique better than any other video tutorial on the internet. Love the Khan Academy style of this new vid, too! Cheers Ali for teaching me a new skill!
Your old wheel build video has helped me through 4 new wheels over a few years and they're all still holding strong so thank you for the amazing videos! I'm sure I'll be getting plenty of use from this one over the years so thanks in advance
Thanks Ali! I just re-laced a Wolber Super Champion 36h rim to a Specialized sealed bearing hub as a replacement for my vintage 1983 Specialized Expedition touring bike. Tensioning, truing, stressing here we come!
2.4k likes is ridiculously low for this video. The quality of the drawings and how well it is explained is incredible. Thanks for the amazing video.
The best lacing video i have ever watched. Kudos to you. From the other videos, i have watched, It is really difficult to explain these things to the understanding of a novice like me, but you killed it here. Thank you very much. I appreciate
This is the best tutorial I've seen so far. Very well explained with nice graphics. Now everybody can lace wheels. 😉 Thx
That was SOME video! I'm not even in a position to be building wheels yet but still watched it! loved it too!!
Ali, this is the most comprehensive easy to follow guide for wheel builds i have run across. I work at a bike store and am just starting my second year there. i've done a number of wheel builds, but i don't get them often...just enough time to forget. I use your video each time to get oriented to the plan. I hope you keep this up for a long time, i plan on having new techs review this for their first builds in the future. thanks again!
This was the best video, me and my boyfriend managed to lace the bike wheel and make it work! Thank you for your drawings and explanation!
This is the best wheel lacing video/ instructions I have ever watched. Thanks heaps.
Super explanatory. thank you. i was gonna build a wheelset with 2x but i ended up with slightly longer spokes by mistake, so eventually i laced the wheels with 3x and the problem was solved.
Brilliant. First wheel built with no issue. Legendary work. Thankyou 🙏😎
Just used your guide to lace my first ever wheelset. Thank you!
The absolute BEST video I've seen about lacing spoke wheels on RUclips
You can tell the time, effort and dedication put up here, so professional
Liked and subscribed!
I watched your original video and have rebuilt multiple wheels for friends from that one video. I’m now building building a new wheel set for myself and you can count I’ll be using your technique!
Epic guidance! Yesterday I managed to build my first wheel. Two-cross. Thanks again!
An absolutely highly informative video to all the people who are into the cycling industry. All information just makes you sound like a more knowledgeable person in the cycling industry.
Used a Parktool video to start with that I couldn’t follow and cocked up the first attempt. A mate linked me this, it’s bang on! Done in no time. Wish I’d seen the rim swap video first though….
I never imagined I could lace my own wheels, thank you so much for this incredible tutorial! I used the 1 cross lacing on my front track wheel because my spokes are too long for radial lacing and I worked like a charm! Thank you again!
This is the most informative, well put together video I have seen in ages. Congrats ali!
Thanks a lot Chris!
This is great, you answer so many questions in a nice, "to the point" fashion. Definitely helping my confidence with my 1st set of wheels. thank you very much!
thanks for this video, i am building a 2 cross 32h wheel set for daughter's 24" bike and since this is 1st time i am building 2 cross wheels i stumbled upon this video, and now i have to releace my 3x wheels, coz i always start head inside :S and i put all spokes in hub to avoid stress while lacing :D
The best lacing video i've seen. Congratulations! Finally building a wheel makes sense!
Hey Ali,
Just wanted to send a big thanks for this in depth video on lacing patterns and the tricks of getting it right.
I laced up my first set of 700C vintage Campi rims on some new 130 mm spacing Miche Primato hubs to get some more life out of these rims. I was able to use the same original DT spokes and nipples (after a wash up) as the hub flanges of old and new matched.
I don’t have a truing stand so they remain to be trued, especially the rear as I was able to get the front wheel pretty dialed in using the bike fork and brake pads.
It’s interesting how it just takes one build to get the lacing technique internalized.
Thanks again!
Best lacing video I've seen. Nice job and much appreciated!
Watched the whole video and portions more than once...appreciate the time you put in. It helped for sure...since I like odd stuff, I was going to radial lace a 36 front, but went changed to a 1x since the spoke calculator showed the same length. I went elbows out, looks great and something you won't see on the BMX track more than likely. Did a 4x in the back since I use a disc and wanted to try that lace since I have only done 3x in the past. Gotta say, really had to tweak the 4x cross on the 20 inch carbons. No gouges though! Thanks Ali
Your first one is my go to for wheelbuilding, this is my new go to.
I managed to make a perfect wheel, even though my spoke was a tad too long for the build. Solely because you put lots of amazing details to each type, so i can have many options.
Thank you so much for the guide!
*Needless to say, I'm 3 hour plus club at this point 😂
Hands down the best wheel video I’ve seen! Thanks for making this! You’re a legend🤘
Extraordinary effort, Ali. Thank you very much!
This is a brilliant resource, Ali! Thank you for sharing it. The hubs I ordered have finally come in, so I'm following along to make a 2-cross 700C wheelset for my gravel bike. Your descriptions make it so easy to follow along!
I just did 2 wheels in 4x because of your video 👍🏻👍🏻 Thankyou.
Superb tutorial! 1h club here! I laced 3x before a few times, no technique, just copied from a spare wheel. But tomorrow I'll build a new wheelset for my bike and I'll make an experiment, because I saw somewhere it can help the dished side of the wheel cope better with stress/tension (I'm actually more for the challenge than the benefit, if any). I'm gonna build a 2x pattern on the dished side of the wheels and 3x on the opposite side. Wish me luck!
Yep, 2x with 3x did it. It took me a few tries and I had to move everything to the left by 1 hole both in the rim and hub, but once I realized that it was straight on! Thanks for this extensive and insightful tutorial! Great job!
Wow, thank you so much Ali, I thought the previous wheel building video was excellent but with this one you are really spoiling us! Also, I know I've said it before but seriously dude, tutorials are your thing, brilliant!
Thanks Wonderbat9, This makes me happy :)
Will definetely watch this vid entirely. I could have used it today, I was building a pair of wheels and I am not that good at wheel building. Thanks a lot, this is gonna be very helpful for my future projects ! And thanks for all the hard work you put into making this whole video
Hi I just started wheel building and this is by far the best instructional video on you tube. I got lost with park tool although very clear but at the start they say stick your key spoke about 1/4 of the way around ??? Thank you very much for this a great help indeed.
Ali, I used your videos to lace up my first wheel and it turned out absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Awesome. It had been a few years since my last wheel build. I used your radial chapter and a refresher on 3x. Took no time at all!
I'm preparing to do my first wheel build, which will be a standard 3x. This is the clearest, easiest to follow tutorial i've found anywhere. I plan on hitting play/pause through the process. Thank you!
i can tell this took a lot of effort. thanks for the help, great video
I remember that first wheel build. You are a master wheel builder Ali.
Awesome video thanks
Watched the whole thing and fully built a 2 cross pattern
Now let the truing commence
Great information! Thank you. I watched the whole video because it is so well done.
The best explanation/tutorial I've ever seen!
Monumental amount of work went into this! The only thing the world is still missing is a similar video from you on spoke length calculation for j-bent and straight pull spokes with a mention of asymmetric rims and offsets:)
Just came to like the video because I know how much effort you put into this video from your Instagram stories so I absolutely respect that and it deserves a singular view, like and comment from me🤘
I built my first set of wheels using your first wheel building video and theyve been great. Got a bit of an egg i struggle to get rid of. If this videos anything to go by i cant wait to see the next one in the series. Thanks for easy to understand and follow wheel building tutorials 👍
Great work on the drawings! These and the editing must have taken forever!
As it is a quite overwhelming technique (or so it seems beforehand), I as a mech myself, always find it hard to pass on that knowledge.
You did a pretty good job there!
Now if only my apprentices had good enough language skills to refer them to this video!
Keep it up, Cheers from Germany!
Thanks for the in depth view ! I refer to your original wheel build video every time a begin a set of wheels. I think it would be hard to make a better tutorial than that one for starters!
You're a great teacher. Thanks, Ali! Your explanations were really clear and meaningful.
Just laced my first wheel using 2X pattern. And thanks to your video Ali it all went well. Thanks for this super informative video. And all the effort you went into making it. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Ali thanks for very informative video. I would like to add my 2 cents to it. If someone is going to lace a wheel in more common/factory way (trailing spokes = heads out) just start to lace it from opposite side - for rear wheel disc side instead of dive side. Regards
This video is an amazing resource. Well detailed but easy to follow. Thank you Ali!