Quite proud....

[al_yrpal]

Had an argument with a curb a couple of days ago resulting in a very wobbly front wheel. So, purchased a spoke key, tuned into some YouTube videos and sorted the wobbles in about 30 minutes. On the UK videos folk gabbled and told you what to do too quickly so you couldnt catch it but I found a US video which described things step by step clearly and descriptively so you could take it in.

https://youtu.be/zcwVsxnF6pc

Al

[simonineaston]

Well Done! There is something very satisfying about building / trueing a wheel yourself. And cost-effective too - in a fit of generosity, I took a wheel and rim to a local trader to build recently and nearly passed out when I saw the quote!

[francovendee]

Well done Al, you'll be building wheels next, well maybe when the house is finished.

[Mick F]

Yes, well done!

Eons ago, I had an old bike to fiddle with.
Never done any wheel truing or building, so I bought a spoke key to have a play.
Took the front wheel completely apart and then rebuilt it using my front wheel as a pattern piece. After an hour or so, the old wheel was back in one piece and then I used the frame to spin it and true it up.

Took me ages, but I learned, and have never forgotten it.
Still have that old spoke key too.

[Oldjohnw]

I’m impressed, Al. Not just doing it but the courage to attempt it. You leave me standing!

[al_yrpal]

Thats me John. Have a go!
Its like this house we bought, £63 grand to put it straight according to the surveyor but now we are settling in we reckon we can get it totally up to scratch for half that figure. Pretty traumatic experience.

Al

[NUKe]

Site needs more emoji's so I could give you a thumbs up.

[Mick F]

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[De Sisti]

Good tip in the video about the pencil. I've tended to attach some tape to the spoke that's
rubbing, and then loosen it off. The bit about tightening the two spokes either side is something
that I didn't know. It won't be forgotten now.

[foxyrider]

In In youth pretty much everyone got their wheels sorted at a shop or had a man who did. As a result I never learnt the black art until I was forced to when I get a job in the trade.

I certainly wouldn't claim to be an expert but I can do it okay if often work to closer tolerances than many shops seem to.

Congrats on having a go, who says you can't teach old dogs! I'd certainly encourage anyone to give it a go, the basic tools are cheap and once you get your head around which way to turn which nipple it can be very therapeutic.

As for the difference in the how to vids i've seen this before UK offerings seem t expect you to already know the theory US vids tend to start from a point of no knowledge whatsoever. That can be good or annoying depending on where you are on the tech scale.