Bicycle Repairs : Truing Bicycle Wheels & Making Adjustments

In order to true bicycle wheels and make adjustments, it's important to find the spot where the wheel is out of true relative to the brake pads. Discover how to tighten and loosen bike spokes with help from a former BMX and collegiate racer in this free bicycle repair video.

Expert: Parker Ramspott
Bio: Parker Ramspott has owned and operated a bicycle store in Amherst, Mass. for over 20 years.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• riding
• bikes
• cycling
• biking
• repair
• bicycle
• bicycle repairs
• wheels
• derailleur gears
• chains

[af3epm1]

This guy spoke like Morpheus (Matrix) at the end of the video.

[NbaRapLover]

what i got from him is pretty useless. i saw a video that shows you how to true a rim with very descriptive explanations. if the rim is tilted to the left side on one particular spot, tighten the right side spokes and loosen the left side, depending how out of true it is and vice versa. also you need a proper sized spokey to tighten or loosen the nipples. count how many spokes away from the valve before turning the nipple so if you loose track, you can find it. hope it helped.

[bdysntchr7]

@NakedJKid yes but tighten each spoke exactly the same or you will get a wobble in your wheel

[MrZnorz]

Thanks for the tip helped me out a bit

[NakedJKid]

"LEAVE IT ALONE" HAHA

all of my spokes are really loose, should i just tighten all of them just a tiny bit each?

[Airsoftgunkid]

What a fag-machine to work on!

[goldjordan12]

if it wasnt rubbing then why did it stop quickly

[BamitZzU]

this seems hartd because i dont no if ill mess it up ?

[tim0090]

THATS TOTALLY UNTRUE ;)

[garagecrap]

chokito sux

[dozzy000]

hi!i have a question, my rear wheel (the tire) keeps rubbing the left side tube of the frame it keeps getting close to that tube i readjusted it but again everytime i go out cycling it goes to the left, what can i do? is not the alignment coz i took the wheel to check it at the store and it was ok, what could be the problem?