How to True a Wheel Part 1: How a Wheel Works
How to True a Wheel Part 1: How a Wheel Works
Inside the structure of a bicycle wheel, there’s a lot going on. This video will focus on how your bicycle’s wheels work, including the different parts and concepts that hold it all together and keep you rolling down the road.
#wheeltruing
And once you understand how your wheels works, you can jump into truing your wheel with the help of our Wheel Truing Playlist:
▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGCTGpvdT04STuv86bSdOxtSvXGIC-eh1
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Parts of a Wheel
02:27 Tires
02:51 Rims
03:36 Spokes
05:30 Spoke Nipples
06:36 Hubs
07:29 Wheel Truing
08:35 Lateral
09:25 Radial
09:35 Dish
09:54 Tension
➤ Related Text Articles:
• Spoke Wrench Selection – https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/spoke-wrench-tool-selection
• Wheel Tension App Instructions – https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/wheel-tension-balance-app-instructions
➤ Tools & materials used:
• TS-2.2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand – https://www.parktool.com/product/professional-wheel-truing-stand-ts-2-2
• SW-2 Spoke Wrench – https://www.parktool.com/product/spoke-wrench-sw-2
• TM-1 Spoke Tension Meter – https://www.parktool.com/product/spoke-tension-meter-tm-1
• Park Tool Wheel Truing App – https://www.parktool.com/wta
For a text-based walk-through of this process: https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/how-wheel-truing-works
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➤ More Wheel Truing Repair Help:
• How a Wheel Works – https://youtu.be/MFOng1UXn-g
• Lateral Truing – https://youtu.be/xz6nM6SY-aY
• Radial Truing – https://youtu.be/F_XWq8Bbu7A
• Dishing/Centering – https://youtu.be/FqeEBih8kx0
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Maybe I’m wrong, but I’ve long imagined a cycle’s wheel is HELD UP by the top-most spokes, as it rotates around it’s hub. Crazy, I know 🙂 Otherwise, they "merely" stabilize the rim. Right or wrong?
Give this man a raise. He is perfect for the job! Thanks dude!
he looks like a mack truck
I absolutely adore this guy. Yes, he is teaching me about something I love but so did my drum teacher and I hated his ass. This guy here at park tool is gold. Keep him.
So basically what you’re saying is it’s black magic?
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These guys are amazing. Everything you need is right here
You can skip straight to 8:30
Great instruction on the derailleur, thanks. Got the subscribe. I am, now, looking for info on the axles.
I realize that this is part 1 of a comprehensive series, but do we really need to know what a wheel, tire, or spoke are (or how to tell a tire from a wheel etc)?
Thanks for being complete, but I found that a bit too much. The basic principles are there. but not until about 7 minutes into it.at 7:30 On to part 2.
not me feeling like a child trying not to laugh every time you say "nipple" 😅 great videos though I’ve been learning a lot from them 👍
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Does anyone have information about truing for 144 spoke wheels? Same process? Is it necessary?
All I want to do if fix my rim, but I’m learning so much cool stuff
this is the most helpfull chanel ever man i fixed every thing on my bike by watching them
Good information Sir
I got a lowrider bike and got custom wheels 144 spokes and on the inside of the wheel some of the spokes are a little long how can I file them down
love these videos
Who knew bicycle wheels could be so fascinating?
thank you very much!!
Absolutely the best bike maintenance content on the planet!
Please subtitles in Hindi language ,so we can also understand what are you saying
Worked in a bike shop for a few years in school on a program contract and the whole truing a wheel thing was my achillies heel. Looking at a rear wheel right now which is what brought me here.. don’t have all the tools.. just a Topeak bicycle multi tool, cresent wrench and a bent rim… will be watching closely.
NOTE: Tighten spokes for truing. Assuming the rim is not out of round, generally, wheels only lose their straightness from spokes that are stretched.
Park is the Harley Davidson of bike tools; experts know they’re the best in quality and made in America. I’ve had some Park Tools for 35 years and they still work. Having that wall of Park Tools, as in this video, would be a dream come true. I wanted to start buying some more Parks, like that measuring caliper with digital display. HOWEVER, I found that every single retailer sells them for the same price – $70. Ouch! Are there any other brands that could do a reasonably good job without making me poor?
These are the most useful and greatest videos on bike maintenance!
How to know if the problem is on the rim itself or to the spokes tension? If some part of the rim is not centered on the v-Break while biking?
No fluff, just knowledge. Thank you for this succinct and comprehensive intro to wheels.
I meant to tighten the spoke you have to screw it clockwise or counter ?
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Man, wheels are more complicated than I thought. And I’m… well, _was_ here to find out how to stop my rim brakes from rubbing the rims.
The biggest problem is the price of the simple tools your company offers
This is a good video. I appreciate it very much. Peace be upon you!
these are so well designed videos. all the extra visual accents, camera and lighting are fantastic through out this series.
Different Spokes for Different Folks 😎
calvin is getting into Sheldon Brown territory….nice videos 😄😎
I must be way too picky at around 8:53 the wheel in the shot is supposed to have accurate lateral truing. LOL
Great video
Is truing a carbon wheel the same as aluminum wheelsets?
I know this probably wasn’t intentional, but these videos have been helpful as a disabled person to teach me how to maintain my own wheelchair. So thanks!
Hi Park Tools USA®, see something that you might want to talk about is "Annual wheel tuning" if like me you’ve worked on a MTB as a bicycle courier you know that while your local Stock Exchange is closed over the Christmas to mid-January period you tune your wheels quite simply you start at your valve with in the case of a MTB the black horseshoe Park Tools USA® spoke wrench going spoke to spoke 1/4 turn tighten then adjusting buckle quash with opposite-lock tightening not being unafraid of backing off because you may run out of thread on your spokes and NEVER tune rims at night unless you’ve spent $150+ on garage under-vehicle lighting.
What do I like so much about Calvin Jones & Park Tools? Well, when I read in this here comment section people gushing about either Cal & Park, I know it’s sincere, as opposed to the obvious BS which is the rule here on YouTube. That’s right, Calvin Jones is as good as we say, and Park Tools are as good as we say
Hi there, Do I have to take the air out of the Tire before adjusting the spoke ? thanks.
Just called a local shop – they want $40 each wheel. Wtf
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Love this guy!
0:02 My English is not very good so I turned on the English caption, and it tells me right off the bat that this is a “wheel chewing series”… Okay this is gonna be interesting… 😂
Bike shop wanter 120$ to do this, rather do it myself then
Funny , I have that exact same wheel ( the 27 in road rim )
When a wheels wobbles not from side to side, but up and down. Is that simply corrected by tensioning the lower wobble point and loosening the high wobble point? So I can TRUE true a wheel?