Repair Guide / Spoke Bicycle Spoke Tutorials
Video tutorials about spoke and nipple maintenance and repair.
Repair Guide / Spoke Wheel Forums:
- 02/28 Old Normandy Hubs
- 02/28 Replace rims?
- 02/27 Hub question from complete novice
- 01/22 Wheel Dishing
- 01/21 Wheel not turning when I pedal
- 01/19 Spoke protectors?
- 01/18 Help overhauling hub
- 01/14 Remove brake drum from chariot trailer axle
- 01/11 What bearing Quality used for MFG in past years?
- 01/10 Motobecane wheel replacement
- 12/31 Hubs for a 1973 Schwinn Continental (fixie)?
- 12/21 Bearing replacement Mavic TS2 Freehub
- 12/01 Can i fit a QR wheel on a front fork with 20mm through axle?
- 11/26 Dust cap
- 11/26 Dish.... How to caculate how much you need to go?
How to Tension Wheel Spokes
Learn how to properly tension the spokes in a wheel.
How to Replace a Wheel Rim
Learn how to replace a worn out wheel rim (rim transfer).
How to Replace a Broken Spoke
Demonstrates a single spoke removal and installation.
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.