Repair Guide / Rim Bicycle Rim Tutorials
Video tutorials about wheel rim maintenance and repair.
Wheel Forums:
- 05/12 Skipping chain
- 04/29 Bent axle?
- 04/28 Rear hub problems
- 04/23 What type of wheel do I need?
- 04/17 Rear Wheel Rubs on Brakes When Pedaling Hard
- 04/14 Skewer seems to long for rear dropouts
- 03/26 Skewer broken inside hub
- 03/23 Sturmey S2C cone adjustment
- 03/11 3 or 8 speed conversion Trek pure aluminum trike
- 02/28 Cyclocross Rims?
- 02/12 Back pedaling
- 02/07 700c front + 26" rear?
- 01/24 Need More Help !
- 01/24 Wheel Building?
- 01/14 Single Speed Free Wheel
How to True a Wheel
Aspects of wheel truing covered include radial, lateral, centering (or dishing) and spoke tension.
Recommended Wheel Tools:
- Park Spoke Wrench
Precision-sized spoke wrenches, hardened and nickel plated. - Triple Spoke Wrench
The SW-7 fits the three most popular spoke nipple sizes. - Park SBC-1
Ideal for sizing spokes, ball bearings and crank cotters. - Spoke Tension Meter
Measures the absolute tension of each of the spokes in a wheel. - Park TS-8
The TS-8 allows accurate wheel truing at an economical price. - Park TS-2.2
The world's most popular wheel truing stand. - Cone Wrench Set
Ultra-thin heads to work well with the narrowest of adjustment cones. - Wheel Dishing Tool
The WAG-4 allows easy checking of the dish on most wheel sizes.