Repair Guide / Wheel Bicycle Wheel Tutorials
Video tutorials about wheel maintenance and repair.
Wheel Forums:
- 05/23 3-speed fixed gear trike
- 05/17 What is the name of this bolt
- 05/17 Quick release skewer doesn't fit in hub/axle
- 05/08 Help with nut size
- 05/08 Freehub body removal help
- 04/28 Remove axle troubles specialized
- 04/25 Rebuilding freewheel: Is this grease OK?
- 04/22 Washer for Pashley
- 04/22 How to remove wheel with old Sturmey Archer 3-Speed hub
- 04/19 Back hub acting up
- 04/02 Spoke holes diameter
- 03/30 Weird Metal bar
- 03/26 Help with alignment of new wheels...
- 03/10 26 1 3/4 Spokes
- 03/03 Changed skewer, back wheel jumps out of frame
How to Box Up Your Bike for Shipping
Learn how to safely package your bike in a cardboard box.
How to Replace a Freehub Body
Demonstrates how to remove and install a cassette freehub body. Requires a hub overhaul.
How to Overhaul Wheel Bearings
Overhaul a hub, replace and grease the wheel bearings, and adjust the cones.
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.
How to Remove and Install Your Wheels
Demonstrates how to release brake cables and operate front and rear quick release axles.
How to Fix a Flat Tire
How to use a patch kit to repair a tube. Also demonstrates how to remove and install a tire.
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.