Building a bicycle wheel - A weird, 40 spoke tandem wheel needs a new rim
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- Опубликовано: 22 фев 2022
- This video will start with measuring the hub to help determine spoke length on an oddball 40 spoked tandem wheel with weird hub spacing. From there we will lace up a 3 cross spoke pattern before bringing the wheel up to tension. Then we will put the final touches on it with truing the wheel and adjusting the hub bearings.
Thanks, very helpful. I appreciate it when folks include their errors. Helps us to avoid the same errors and also adds authenticity. The one who never makes a mistake is a liar and therefore never to be trusted.
Great video. I learned by trial and error. Some of the errors were spectacularly catastrophic. Wish this video was around 20 years ago....live and learn.😂
Hey Bike Farmer, I built thousands? of wheels, I would have just measured the old spokes and adjusted for the ERD of the new rims...if you have the option to use 4 cross patern, the spoke length is almost the same regardless of ERD or hub flange dia..I never use spoke prep ( I hate the smell of the stuff) I prefer bee's wax or linseed oil on the threads of the spokes..never failed for me..
I always mess up the intial spoke length calculation. Might as well buy spokes +4 and -4 mm from what I think is the right length. If all else fails I can change the cross pattern, then MAYBE one of lengths I got will work 😂
I really like the Dyad rim. Its my favorite general purpose rim, and my favorite rim brake rim.
"Happy little spokes" sez Bob Ross
40 spoke MONSTER!!! its always worth splitting hairs when it comes to wheel building - i once had to rebuild a drive wheel with a gearhub using long spokes actually cut then bent onto the hub into tiny eyes - usual fix to rim... - it lasted a good year or 2 til the bike fell finally to bits 😊😊😊🚴🚴♂🚴♀
Actually since the threads are rolled on a spoke, the nipple will not bottom out. The problem is that the nipple might only engage 1 or 2 threads and strip out. I had that happen once. Do not use alloy nipples! The shanks break off and pull through the spoke holes.
I am not a wheel builder but how close does it have to be ? Pretty dang close good job.
I worked at a shop as a teenager and only spot-trued wheels; never built anything for customers but have done a few over time for myself. I don't know if it has to do with rim quality but hops are difficult and very frustrating to me. The owner could build PERFECT wheels while smoking Sir Walter Raleigh in his pipe and chatting with customers. Another mechanic was just as good but wanted to be left alone.
Crap happens, you learn from mistakes so hopefully it won't happen again 😊
Is it the hole by the valve or the 2nd one
More proof that disc brakes are awesome and rim brakes are dumb.