Wheel repair options? | CycleChat Cycling Forum Truing a wheel isn't a dark art If the choice is new wheel or true the old one it's true the wheel every time Look at a few YouTube videos Admittedly there was a time I thought truing a wheel was a mysterious art that could only be done by someone who had spent years in a Tibetan monastery under the watchful eye of a Zen Buddhist However, a one day wheel building course changed my
Solid tyres? - CycleChat Cycling Forum I haven't suffered any spoke failures, but sorting out a spoke failure isn't actually a big deal, just snip a couple of the holding pins around the broken spoke, lift the tyre out ( it's tough, but do able ) sort the spoke out, replace the snipped pins, click the tyre back in
Has anyone here toured using low spoke count wheels? When planning a tour I usually eye up the road bike but always end up taking the touring bike, with it's heavy duty wheelset instead Has anyone taken the plunge and toured with modern, low spoke count wheels? How did it work out for you?
Truing Mavic Aksiums | CycleChat Cycling Forum You'll need an adjustable spanner to hold the spokes from twisting and a spoke key Other than being slightly trickier with keeping the bladed spokes in place, simple, so long as you are OK with truing Don't forget, quarter turn - when tightening up one side, loosen the adjacent spoke on the other side - this stops the wheel going egg shaped Key is little turns, check, bit more, check
Spoke and nipple choice? - CycleChat Cycling Forum Having a new wheel built for bikepacking Son Dynamo on a Stand Flow mk3 26" wheel Thought the choice of spoke and nipples would be easy Always had double butted on brass nipples but looking on sapims web site there seems to be more to it than meets the eye Now I'm not sure what I should
Riding on a wheel which is rattling (bearings) - CycleChat Cycling Forum Rattling could be a spoke nipple dropped into the rim quickly check each spoke tension Try to move your rim sideways is there any excessive slop relative to the hub, (compare the front to the back wheel if you're not sure how much is ok ) this would indicate a hub overhaul may be needed
Giant PR2 wheel upgrade (£300 budget) | CycleChat Cycling Forum Rims are a personal choice, u have always sworn by Mavic but issues with my Open Pro's splitting around the nipples have seen me switching to Swiss DT rims Wheel weight is ALWAYS a secondary consideration for me when it comes to wheels
Genesis day one - CycleChat Cycling Forum Ive just got a 36 spoke rear wheel with Alfine 11 Di2 to setup I swapped the terrible cable brakes for Di2 hydraulics, so it was a natural progression to go Di2 hub eventually