How to true a wheel while its on your bike

[65734731]

GAH!!!!!!! KILL THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[65734731]

music while your talking: no.

[monk22yrs]

this is why i buy 80 dollar walmart bikes----just toss a really bad one and buy another.

my hands are all greasy from trying bike repairs, my apt isnt even as chic as this bike repair shop, and the part time bike repairman in my hick town charges 20 bucks an hour.

[paulsemnacher]

Dump the music

[TheErnieLeblanc]

Question: "What about if I have disc brakes?" Answer: Turn up the music.

[Destraight]

what if you don't have a spoke wrench?

[alecisdabombyea]

@Destraight cresent wrench

[elstado1]

farrrk. so difficult to try and listen to what he is saying with that shitty music in the background.

[WhiteGravey]

the music is cool thats why you fags!!! you wouldnt know hip music if it was shoved up your assholes

[streamr89]

how do you know when to loosen or tighten?

[21ricky666]

@streamr89 I THINK you tighten the spokes in the spot where the wheel hits.

[pb0bmx]

@21ricky666 no you tighten then lossen on all even in bend 

[DAMITEYWHITEY]

Hahaha he said "grab a pair" whilst playing with the spokes !!

[webb366]

just see what spokes are loose tighten and what spokes are to tight loose its easy i sorted my buckled disc brake wheel

[DoctorSess]

all the people complaining about the latin jazz ska are squares... its awesome

[walkingaroundthewigh]

What the fuck is this music? It's making me feel sick!

[Triplegack]

What about if I have disc brakes? How should I do this?

[ospTube]

Mby loose the crazy jazz doesn't help. No really, it doesn't.

[axlgnraxlgnr]

do you loosen a spoke -going clockwise or anticlockwise ,-the same question regarding tightening

which side is drive side again?

[NoisemakerArrow]

@axlgnraxlgnr The drive side is the one that the cogs are on.

[bsg2bsg2bsg2]

The music track is unnecessary and annoying. Worse yet, no real instruction is given, we just watch some guy with a spoke wrench and can't even see the rim by the brake clearly. Yes, that area is hard to photograph, but again there was no instruction.

[TasLon7]

Thumbs up for the information... Thumbs down for the music!

[djmajiktuch82]

I'v busted spokes while riding and thats anoying as hell the brake pad rubs the wheel and it slows you down you can disconect the u brake pads for mean time but now your minus one brake...is there any truing than can be done without taking apart the wheel and replacing the spoke there an then??

[powerman678]

music shit



[conanR4]

what if your brakeless?

[simplefix]

Why the music?

[him3zz]

So you need to loosen and then tighen the general area?

[geist262]

@him3zz I believe if its bent towards the right, you loosen the right spoke (at the center of the bend) and tighten the left spokes one on each side of the right. If you notice, he only works on three spokes. If its bent on the left, reverse what I said above. check out parktool.com for details.

[bikeman055]

@F1r3F0xTh3Gr34t you can use a pair of needle nose pliers however the wrench costs about 2-3 $ and does make it a bit easier. @avalanch08 it can be purchased at almost any bike shop

[F1r3F0xTh3Gr34t]

do you rly have to use that one tool to true it?

[avalanch08]

Where can I find this tool?

[sydpooh]

and what if it's disk brakes?

[geist262]

@sydpooh If your running disc brakes, zip ties on the fork or frame can be used instead.

[qbobdole]

"haha he said nipple" lol

[jamesdin2]

what is the drive side?

[evanjt]

@jamesdin2 the side that the chain is on

[greffe]

Thank you for the clear and helpful video. Is there much risk of damaging a road bike wheel using this method for the first time?

[myportalkit]

Thanks a lot.. very helpfull video..

[GhibliFan1]

And remember to keep your nipples lubed, guys. Not in the gay way, I should add. Well, if you want to lube your nipples in the gay way, too, that's cool....it's 2011 and we're mostly all easy going and well adjusted enough to deal with that...LOL

[Beastlyrich]

ok, I get the theory but how do you find out what size nipple key you need?

[myportalkit]

@Beastlyrich Just buy a 5 in one tool .. one of the sizes fits for your bike too.

[crni195]

maybe if you turnd off the music i would hear you -.-

[joseffinecruz]

Can't see the black break pad from the black wheel.

[joseffinecruz]

Xan' see the black brake pad from the black wheel...sheesh!!!

[SIMPLEBMX002]

lol he said GRAB A PAIR.

[candymeganrobbie]

very helpful good vid.

[LxHxCx661]

seems like a bitch to do!

[mnr8788]

@LxHxCx661 oh it is.. especially with my busted ass bmx rim... i tried a 180 of a curb and i dinked the rear rim on a parking stump. now its a massively crooked that the wheel wont turn... its crazy!!

[NWforager]

@mnr8788 doing a race bmx rim now myself . keep in mind that truing isn't meant to take out dents . I've used a bench vice to do that.

[mnr8788]

@NWforager well i tried fixing it and kinda got it.. but its not true all the way. still some dinks here and there but i can ride it again

[NWforager]

@mnr8788 ya , If u ride brakeless park , a little out of tru is fine. I commute on a 24 bmx in the rain and need a tru wheel

without dings for brakes . Was cool that the vice took out dings.

Just gotta watchout for the rim bead

[giorgiobello1]

is there a way to do the radial truing without truing stand? thanks

[glozick]

@giorgiobello1 flip your bike upside down

[o0adam0o]

bookmarked



[8rollin5ballz8]

do any of you guys know which site i can order a bike wheel from? thanks, i'd appreciate it a lot.

[cows416]

@8rollin5ballz8

look up BWW for wheelbuilding

[SuperBoo86]

thanks guys, I've just trued my first ever wheel at he age of 32. Watched this vid, paused, adjusted, re-watched, adjusted, all good. spot on now !!

[GreenTreeFrog]

But what side is the drive side? This video is useless for beginners. :-(

[pdxaudi]

@GreenTreeFrog The drive side is the side with the chain on it.

[Josue31818]

Wow this is all I needed. I thought I had to move the wheel left and right till it was aligned, but yeah I know how to do it now :)

[knickknack07]

why the fuck would you play annoying music over your instructions?

[OtherVincentLee]

get your self home if you hit a rock or such...i hit rocks every day on the race course don't think a rock matters.

[movingphotos]

awesome.. exactly what i need.. simple, to the point.. took my wack back wheel and made it ridable again.. now i'm off to the beach.. thanks, homies!

[riddikssaga]

hahahaha he did say nipple.....gr8 video thanx for all the help ....other videos sucked ass.....this one was funny n had good info tht u cud use..thnx so much

[kasiic911]

how to do this without spoke wrench?

[narutofreak91]

@kasiic911 you could try using needle-nose pliers but it would take forever and be a LOT harder to do

[TechDeskInc]

@kasiic911 Buy one on eBay for $2 then do it without ruining your spokes.

[bmxtimes]

hahahahaha he said nipple r u serious r u 2 get over it

[lahbl]

He said NIPPLE

[sadcepa]

Just did this today!

[biodot88]

Have a 1991 richey rim with titanium spokes on a Wicked Fat Chance that has never needed to be trued. : ) The rear however is long gone...

[handymandan100]

I love You Tube. For this stuff especially!

[oflodnil]

é mesmo O ARO AERO Ñ TEM Q E SER TIRADO PARA SER ALINADO =]

[rtsoccerplayer]

lol haha he said nipple!

[1slandBoi]

Haha, thanks for the advice and help. Id like to remind you that you sound like this other guy from Urban Grower. Except that his profession is canabis.

[jackassdude12]

ok so i ride bmx and i bent my rim on a gap and im going to fix it myself cause its not too bad but enough that i notice it when i ride but i was wondering if i do this and i jump will my rim bent back again or will this keep it pretty solid

[Chorltonian]

Awesome! Thank you very much for this, this is very helpful. My back wheel has been giving me jip for a while and wanted to learn how to do this for myself.

Only thing is I don't have a Spoke tool, will a spanner work just as well?

[beezified]

grab a pair hahaha

[TexasBlues2000]

The video is helpful, but the music and fast pace is extremely distracting and annoying.

[howardb02]

so is he turning it anti clockwise to tighten it and clockwise so loosen it, like a gas fitting or the opposite of a normal European nut or bolt?

[johnpro2]

He is turning clockwise to tighten then he loosens it off a fraction so as not to twist the spokes.

Tighten spoke on side you want to pull the wheel and loosen on the opposite side, which is normally the next spoke ..

Jp

Brisbane

[tommo2785]

@johnpro2 clock wise actually lengthens the spoke which loosens the spoke. Anti clockwise shortens the spoke and hence tightens it. It is also good for people to note that you only need a 1/4 turn at most on each movement to get it to move. Several smaller steps is much better tah one large one, it is very deceptive how much a little tension will move your wheel.

[johnpro2]

tommo....

Yes ..all depends on the way you look at the spoke ..either from the rim towards the hub you tighten by turning the tool clockwise but if you look at the tool from the hub towards the rim the tool is now rurning anticlockwise.

Baically the spoke is secured to the rim by a small elongated nut which passes through the rim and screws onto the spoke in a clockwise direction when looking from rim towards the hub.

Jp

[HUSTLINISMYGAME]

what kind of bike repair stand is that ??

[cstubing]

For better results, deflate your tire about half way before doing this. For BEST results & to be able to check more than just side-to-side truing, remove your tire completely, then put the wheel back on the bike and true like this. Also, using the brakes isn't the greatest because they move -- You can clamp a screwdriver, metal ruler, or anything else you find onto the seatstays with a vicegrip instead.

[ulyssesgood]

what name of the song?

[Chelmite2]

There were a couple of good tips, but little explanation of what was going on or why. The music was distracting.

[mac777daddy]

My MTN bike wheel says it 559 x 27mm. Which spoke tool is the correct size?

[tommo2785]

@mac777daddy the spoke tool i have is basicly a round ring with about 10 slots in it for all the different sizes and types of spoke nuts. they are really cheap. like i think mine was only about $10 from the bike shop

[Krax125]

you pretty much need to re lace it.

[TheDystopiaInside]

HAHAHA HE SAID "GRAB A PAIR"

But seriously, thanks for doing this video. I wish there was a video on youtube about how to deal with bumps in the wheel.

[curtispwnsyoun00bs]

THANK you i needed that im subing!

[Twirlyhead]

Impressive and Very useful stuff - thanks - but try it without the distracting music - some of us don't need a backing track to hold our attention - the opposite in fact.

[Isncee]

really helpful, lovely thanks

[saxivore]

it is a pleasure to watch someone doing this properly. never forget when a courier mate of mine fixed my wheel over a coffee ...  took him 5 minutes to turn something that was unrideable to perfect true. truly an artiste!

[Kl0wn0fde4th]

lol I started doing this earlier but i got lazy so i stopped and took the rear brakes off. stupid thing to do yea but its just going to happen again tomorrow im pretty sure.

[dende145]

yes that is true it will happen again but only if you dont relief the pressure of the spokes .. see after you true your wheel squeeze the spokes together when doing so it will make the hub and the spokes work together in the new position

[Kl0wn0fde4th]

cool man thanks, ill give that a try

[dende145]

o and another thing sometimes its just better to take the wheel out and apply pressure on it and roll it around you can also apply pressure to the side .. not to much or you will bend it you just want the spokes to get in use to the new position that's all :)

[imapodaddy]

If you listen to Gerard, around 33 seconds he says "this isn't what we really do at the shop, but if you're at home..."

No they don't do what you see, I used to work at JAx and any time a wheel needed truing, a stand was used.

[xkakashix12]

@imapodaddy if i'm paying to get my wheels trued, i wouldn't pay to have it trued without a stand

[random123outburst]

@imapodaddy he is just referring to the fact that its still on the bike, wether the wheel is on a stand or not it doesnt really make a difference

[ElFfreda]

i live near a jax bikes in so cal. please tell me that you do not true wheels like that for your customers. its a good quick fix idea, but if you do that for your customers, dont. use a wheel true stand please.

other than that. great vid

[ascre1]

I have the same questions as Francisfari1. Please let us know

[francisfari1]

I have a question?

when to loosen & tighten the nipples?..pls message me..thanks

[v0lt35v]

good stuff. now i need spoke wrenches!

[6383830]

HA! still have a hop in the wheel!

[HecterPlasmic]

1:46 ... "Notice I over-shoot on the nipples" LOL

[xlqex]

Easier to hear without cheesy music, but was quite informative.

[raymondfrankmarkin]

gezz the spokes on that rim ar loose!

[600SELV12]

Thanks,I gotta get that tool & start plus buy some SS #8 screws to winterize my 20+ yr old mountain bike winter beater.

[adrenaline112]

Good Stuff

[sparkscarz]

where can i buy one of those spoke wrenches?

[ursavostock]

any bike shop should carry one. Make sure you get a wrench that fits your spoke size. There are universal wrenches that have slots for every spoke size.

[ratgreen]

surely the spokes that are loosened will just keep on loosening?

[ibjessemon]

nope; the female threads of the nipples are machined to be a very tight fit with the male threads of the spokes. additionally, the spokes are tensioned to creates a bit more friction between the threads.

[kaffeslurper]

when you tighten nipples on the other side of the wheel, the loosened nipple will get "tightened"; its tension will increase.

When truing, one should always finish the job by making sure that all spokes have the same (high) tension. As long as the rim is not bent, it is possible to have a straight wheel AND equal tension on all spokes. Spoke tension measured by sound when struck.

[schumannetudes]

lol he seems reallly happy about his last name

[Smackrico]

thanx now i dont need to buy a whole new rim =p

[tels2006]

My wheel is square now !!!

[ttcherrick]

NOTE!! If you are not familiar with using a spoke wrench, notice that he turns the wrench COUNTERCLOCKWISE to TIGHTEN and clockwise to loosen. This is the opposite of a normal nut or bolt.

[the1chad]

It is opposite from a regular nut because he is tightening it from the bottom side, which reverses the turning direction. If you were to tighten the nipple from the top it would be clockwise.

[ttcherrick]

Yes, I know this, but others may not. Hence the need to point it out. I repeat, the wrench is turned in a counterintuitive way, so watch out if you're not familiar with the situation.

[GaryNull]

@ttcherrick thankyou for pointing that out.

[misty7600]

@ttcherrick dude thank you cuz i never new it

[IIIIAnonymousIIII]

@ttcherrick technically its not the opposite, if u use a screwdriver from the inside of the rim, it goes by the normal nut and bolt direction

[Garen15]

Video really helped...Thanksssssss

my Wheel is much much better now :D

[thumpic]

need to lose the music..............

[kaffeslurper]

the porn music...

[luidsasdfghj]

How do u know...

thats a question to think about....

[destructicon500]

Maybe he watched some funky Caribbean porn