How To True A Bike Wheel Without A Truing Stand
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2014
- Not everyone has an expensive truing stand. So I show how to true bicycle wheels with the wheel mounted on the bike. This is just simple truing and assumes the wheel is in good shape and just has a little bit of side to side wobble. If the wheel has more serious issues, truing an be much more involved.
* When I say "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise" in the video, the reference point is looking at the nipple from the spoke side of the rim. The side where you are actually turning the wrench. Not from inside of the tire.
These are the Park Tool spoke wrenches that I use:
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If you want a professional level truing stand, this is what you want. The Park Tool TS-2.2. I have the older TS-2 model. The TS-2.2 will do the larger 29" wheels.
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Instead of a screw driver use a pieces of chalk or soap stone. It will mark the wheel leaving a visual reference.
after years of thinking this was some kind of black art that only the initiates at the local bike shop could perform,thanks to your video I have trued my mountain bike's back wheel and saved myself £15 and a few days without the bike, Thank you!
You're a great spokesperson.
Please also note that when you true wheel, you need to release spoke tension from time to time. When i first tried it, it seemed it worked. But the wheel went back to untrue when i rode my bike again because i didn't know that there's something like ''false'' truing if you don't release spoke tension by squeezing them during the operation. I think it's worth to mention. Otherwise, you have to do it again. I have seen many wheel truing tutorials but spoke releasing is not mentioned often.
Excellent. I was given an old bike that isn't worth spending $100 on a professional tune-up, but is perfect for practicing things like this, and the rear wheel is slightly out of true. Gonna work on it tomorrow. I'm out of shape, and it's great for getting me back into shape, and learning about my own bike maintenance at the same time. Keep the vids coming.
I bought a new bicycle and saved 100% on car insurance. Love your vids, keep'em coming.
I was able to successfully true the wheels on both of my kids' bikes thanks to your instructions. Your time, talents, and efforts are very much appreciated!
I recommend using a pencil instead of the screwdriver. And just erase the mark after. Very nice!
I just got a bike given to me from a donation based business that built them for people and gave them away or sold them super cheap. They had to close. I asked what was going on, the guy said I could have a bike. Its Frankensteined together but has quality front shocks, Shamino shifter, a disk front brake (original hangers for caliper are there but not used) Its a very robust steel frame. The handlebars are the wrong ones, but the nice 4 hex mongoose / BMX style (not the single bolt Huffy style), it is geared 7 and micro. The saddle is wide and like new. Anyways I cleaned it up, today I oiled the chain (just have 3 in 1 on hand) and WD40'd the kickstand (kicks nice now and no noise) and some for the wheels and crank, the action is good now. Every part of the bike is quality I can see it, I saw the potential. I am still too heavy to risk it but I am losing weight. I came here to see how I can true up the wheel and then I can dial in the brake calipers. This helped a lot. My wheels are black so I may not want to score them with a screwdriver but I have some chalk laying around too. Thank you !!!
I truly learned something, Never knew that about spokes.
Fun tip ... LISTEN to the spoke sound before getting started. Use pencil, chalk, a screwdriver or whatever to find the bent section. Then pluck the spokes in that area to see if there's one that's obviously different from the others. If you hear "ping, ping, ping, bong," and the bong spoke is on the correct side to fix the bend, start with that one first. I often see this after landing a jump, where one or two spokes will come loose and cause a wobble. Much quicker when you know which one is loose.
* When I say "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise" in the video, the reference point is looking at the nipple from the spoke side of the rim. The side where you are actually turning the wrench. Not from inside of the tire.
Thank you so much for the detailed video! I was able to fix my bike with the $7 tool, few minuets of my time And your instructions. I was in a tight schedule yesterday to go with my friends for a 2 hour biking trip. Had I not fix this bent wheel, I wouldn’t have been able to catch up with my friends who bought new bikes. I was a little confused with the direction to tightening and loosening in the beginning, but I went back and watched your video again and realized I was doing it in the wrong direction Thank you so much. You saved me money and frustration
This was the clearest video I've seen on the topic. I love the fact that RJ works with regular bikes that 95% of people ride, not some fancy road bike with the latest parts.
Just want to thank you for all your videos. I've only done very basic maintenance on my bikes over the years but I just converted my mountain bike to an ebike and I had to learn a lot of new adjustment techniques. My hub motor wheel wasn't true out of the box, I had to adjust my derailleur because I had to swap my freewheel with the one in the kit, and I converted my V brakes to disc. Your 3 videos on these topics gave me confidence and the end result is a perfectly tuned, safe, and fun to ride ebike. All because you do excellent, in depth, and well explained videos. Thanks RJ. You rock!
I just explained this to another cyclist. I have the ring spoke tool. I have it marked so I know which notch to use on my bike. If you take two spokes, on the same side, in one area and squeeze a bit, you can see the movement of the rim. This action also frees up the spokes at their point of contact near the hub. I also do this to see if the spoke is worn at the point of contact. Great video!! :)
I followed your instructions and got rid of the sticking points in under one minute! I know the wheel is not completely true, but that's okay for now. Thank you so much for your clear instructions!
Ive just put a rear wheel motor on me mtb n some spokes were loose when the e-bike kit arrived n the rim had a wobble. A bike tool kit is a good investment along with cool vids like this. My local bike shop charges more than my car repair garage . Ive recently upgraded forks which i cut steerer n put on,upgraded bottom bracket n crank set now youve helped me tru the back wheel saving loads. Thanks :)
Every time I need to do a job, there you are with a great how to. Thanks, RJ!