Wheelbuilding : Lacing a bicycle wheel 

Oh...he's the guy that wrote the book on it!

no, it is not art, it is same as lace, robots can do it, it is more as negotiation with wheel to become straight and in centre, and no need of tension meter, it feels on fingers when tension is right

Good man!

Alex Lintern Use this video as his book supplement and you get the best tutorial on wheelbuilding ever created. :-)

Thanks for saying that.

But he doesn't tell you that the spoke lengths is determined by the diameter of the hub.

first all niples screw for same numbers of turn, for ex: let last thread be just in niple, then true left/right, up/down and then get wheel in centre of fork, always screw on , front /rear wheel have different path of truing.......

The aim is to make sure the valve hole ends up in the correct position, and that you achieve your desired orientation of the spoke elbows on the hub flange, some prefer the pulling spokes to have the spoke elbows on the outside, some people prefer the inside. If you understand the logic of lacing, you can start whichever side you want, although the placement of the first spoke (the key spoke) may be different to what I have done here.

It's not just you. The spokes are not straight like on a finished wheel because they haven't been tensioned yet

+Beesa10 ohhhh. that makes alot of sense..thnx

Loved the not speaking. So peaceful, so zen.

Then you learned a great deal, my friend.

"Lacing a bicycle wheel, done in one take with no editing to show you that it's not a complicated or time consuming exercise. This is NOT a "howto" on wheelbuilding, it's just to show you what typically happens when a wheelbuilder laces a wheel. My other lacing video is better but this one seems more popular (look in my video list for the other one). "

Colin Finch Mostlythinkihave thats a good point. i was feeling like neil at first... like wtf is this?

That was specifically not the purpose of this video, as was advised in the description which it sounds like you didn't read.

Actually, it's a 32 hole, 3x pattern, but the principles are the same for 2x. $60 for a wheel, you could spend a lot less and end up with skills for life (price includes tools). Don't forget that the lbs has overheads, so don't go knocking them too much.

I wish you lived closed by, LBS don't wanna give me a measurement(ERD) on my OEM rims which is fairly new just had to replace the hub so I could run 11 speed, does it really cost $15 a rim to measure, and they won't even give you the measurements so you could order the spokes online which is half the price they'd be charging they want you to commit and get gouged for their unfair pricing, you'll get a quote $1.80 does not include the nipple which is another 12 cents and god knows if it's even a good quality. I have a Giant Roam 2 disc and I called 3 shops that carries the bike and even called their corporate office in Thousand Oaks and they have no clue what the ERD on their GX28 which they use extensively on most of their bikes, it's frustrating that you end up buying the whole thing rather than figuring out your original specs on the rims.

I just bought your book by the way, gonna try to do this on my own rather than spending $120 on 2 wheels.

There's a small learning curve, but the time spent is worthwhile, and you'll enjoy the journey. Plus, I'm always around to answer questions (via email). By now you will realise that you must measure the erd yourself. And if you haven't already disassembled your wheel, then consider sticking with the gears you've got, and use your soon to be acquired wheelbuilding skills to keep those wheels running sweet.

yupp, just ordered 2 rims which will save me for the labor alone, it's all configured from the hub, and spoke size and the rim, I'm gonna take my time learning this. Just started reading reading the book.Thanks a million.:)

That's a rear wheel...dishing the wheel makes room for the freehub. Hole count: pause and count! It's 32 holes. Yeah, Roger's done that *thousands* of times before....he's a hero. I can't recommend his book enough.

Buy the book!

6$

Down goes the gate, Mr.Moto is about to mutalate the challenger sets up ready to pass, but mr. Moto hauls ass!

after few houndreds wheels , you will be faster, surely

... because I do not talk or sing whilst building a wheel. See the description, and take a look at the other video, not much talking there, but plenty to read in the description.

The description of this video says "My other lacing video is better but this one seems more popular (look in my video list for the other one)." Go to the other video and read the full description.

Sir from my personal experience you should assemble the spoke on the cassette side first and give them more tension then the other side as the mountain and road bikes have the left side going straight down

That's another video as stated in the description, and I don't like the tone of your voice.

What, you mean I could have laced it quicker and gone home sooner, or is it that you struggle to learn anything from watching someone do their job?

+Purrelli You blind? Doesn't say tutorial anywhere lol

+Purrelli Quit bitching.

Alright . . . *shrug*

+Purrelli Thanks.

He is just showing off