Professional Guide to Wheel Building

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Terms and Conditions Contents Introduction Types of wheels covered The techniques I use Getting the best from this PDF Reading on-screen Printing the book Updates Contact details And finally Components and Features Rim spoke hole offset Rim eyelet design Pinned rim joints Welded rim joints Rim compressive force Hubs Hub spoke holes Hub countersunk holes Hub flange thickness Downhill wheels Spokes Spoke threads Inside and outside spokes Spoke orientation Nipples Wheel trueness Wheel dish Offset frames and dishless wheels 150mm rear hubs Tools Spoke wrench Wheel truing stand Making your own truing stand The wheels this stand can build Checking lateral trueness Checking radial trueness Front 20mm and 15mm through axle MTB hubs Rear 12mm and 15mm through axle MTB hubs Wheel dishing gauge The nipple driver Leather gloves Bladed spoke tool Nipple holder Tensiometer Chain whip Building Lacing the Wheel Check your wheel Notes on lacing Completing the wheel 1.Take up the slack 2.Align the spokes 3.Take up all of the slack 4.Improve the lateral trueness 5.Adjust the radial trueness 6.Equalise the spoke tensions 7.Check the wheel dish 8.Final tensioning i) Spoke twist ii) Stressing the wheel (spokes) Complete the final tensioning Wheel tolerances How long should it take Re-tensioning wheels Testing your wheel Related topics Spoke thread preparations Aligning the hub label with the rim valve hole Building a Mavic UST rim Tools My example wheelbuild Lacing Glue and tighten the nipple cups Oil the nipples and spoke threads Tighten the spokes to the same engagement point Continue to build the same as a normal rim Spoke length check Warnings Repairing Checking the wheel Loose spokes Damaged spokes Spoke breakages Rim wear and damage Hub damage Dismantling an old wheel 1. Replacing the spokes 2. Replacing the rim 3. Replacing the hub Reusing spokes Lateral truing Notes on truing Wheel Designs Wheel Designs Wheel Stiffness Bike Physics Standard crossed wheels Tying and soldering Radial wheels Cross combinations on the same wheel Inside or outside pulling spokes Inside or outside : a historical viewpoint Previously used hubs Other lacing patterns Missing out hub and rim holes Number and type of spokes Design considerations - the Last Word Spoke Lengths The spoke length calculator Rounding the spoke lengths Record your data Spoke lengths for a different rim How nipple length affects spoke length DT-Swiss nipples Other makes of nipple Note : 14 and 16mm nipples The spoke length formula Trial calculation The online calculator The spoke length formula proof Measuring Components Measuring rims Measuring hubs Hub data sheet The Geometry of a Wheel The Geometry of a Wheel How to draw a wheel Wheel Building Checklist