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5 Ways to FIND THE RIGHT SPOKE LENGTHS for Wheel Building
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To help you build the best bicycle wheels, here are 5 ways to get the right length spokes and my best tips and tools for measuring rims and hubs so you can use a spoke length calculator. #WheelTruing #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado #BicycleRepair • Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimLangley1... • ❤️ Thanks for Watching, Commenting and Subscribing! ❤️ • TIP: If you need hub measurement, here's a database of wheel components • https://www.kstoerz.com/freespoke/hub... • ☼ Many thanks to my brother Matt Langley for composing and performing today’s music - reach Matt at mattlangley.com • Timecodes • 0:00 - Intro • 0:35 - Get Right Length Spokes at a Bike Shop • 0:58 - Measure the Spokes you Have • 1:32 - Use a Spoke Calculator • 2:48 - Use a Database-Driven Calculator • 8:35 - Link to Straight Pull (Direct Pull) Spoke Calculator • 9:14 - Why it’s Important to Get Spoke Length Right • 9:23 - The Problem with Too-Short Spokes • 11:37 - Homemade Spoke Length Checker Tool • 12:57 - Measuring the Rim for ERD • 17:00 - Measuring Hubs • 17:15 - Hub Measurements to Take Diagram • 18:02 - Measuring Axle Width • 19:58 - Measuring Flange Diameter • 21:00 - Finding the Center of the Hub • 23:05 - Measuring Center to Flanges • 24:06 - Checking your Measurement • 24:46 - Measuring Locknut to Center of Flanges • 26:12 - Measuring Hub with Height Gauge Tool • 26:52 - Advantage of Going to a Bike Shop • 27:45 - Brass versus Aluminum Nipples • 28:41 - Better to Have Too-Long Spokes • 29:04 - Closing Comments • My other wheel-building related videos • ● How To Build Bicycle Wheels the Easy Way • • How To Build Bicycle Wheels THE EASY ... • ● Basic bicycle wheel terminology explained: • • Bicycle-Wheel Spoke Terminology Expla... • ● Pro-tip: how to align hub labels with the valve: • • Wheel Building Pro Tip: Centering Hub... • ● How to keep spokes tight • • Bicycle Wheel Building Secrets for Ke... • ● How to build wheels faster with a driver bit • • Build Bicycle Wheels Faster With a Dr... • ● Shimano's lacing pattern for disc brake bike wheels: • • How to Lace Disc Bicycle Wheel Spokes... • ● How to inspect a pair of new wheels: • • ICAN Chinese Carbon Bicycle Wheels Re... • ☼Links to mentions in this video • ● Working with straight-pull (direct-pull) spokes hubs • https://spokecalc.io/measuring-a-stra... • ● Wheel Fanatyk hub gauge • https://www.wheelfanatyk.com/store/he... • ● Wheel Fanatyk spoke rule • https://www.wheelfanatyk.com/store/pi... • ☼ The wheel building tools I show, use and mention in my videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases (there's no added cost to you). • ► Wheelsmith SpokePrep • https://amzn.to/2NMA7GV • ► Unior Spoke Holder (anti-turn) Pliers • https://amzn.to/3b6lIhH • ► Efficient Velo Tool's Mulfinger nipple holder • https://amzn.to/3exQqz7 • ► Park Tool's Nipple Driver • https://amzn.to/2L2z9VI • ► Park Tool's TS-2.2 Truing Stand • https://amzn.to/2AoOhqt • ► Park Tool's Tilting Base for the TS-2.2 Truing Stand • https://amzn.to/3ozWf3O • ► Park Tool's 3.2mm Square Socket Internal Nipple Spoke Wrench (Driver) • https://amzn.to/31IJlpm • ► Park Tool's Four-Sided Spoke Wrench Black 0.127in • https://amzn.to/34QSAFU • ► Park Tool's Portable Dishing Gauge • https://amzn.to/2Aid4Nd • ► Park Tool's Spoke Tension Meter • https://amzn.to/36mEn6d • ► Park Tool's Aero Spoke Holder (anti-twist tool) • https://amzn.to/2KYlDlP • ► For hubs, rims spokes, I use • https://wheelbuilder.com • ☼ Read my free weekly Jim's Tech Talk column: • ● https://www.roadbikerider.com/author/... • ☼ My bicycle wheelbuilding articles that complement this video: • ● https://jimlangley.net/wrench/wheelbu... • ● https://jimlangley.net/wrench/buildwh... • ☼ My Elephant Tough Custom Wheels Jim Langley Bicycle Aficionado logo T's, caps, mugs, pint glasses and stickers: • ● https://www.cafepress.com/jimlangleys... • ☼ My famous Bicycle Aficionado website - online since 1999! • ● http://www.jimlangley.net • ☼ My Bicycle Beat blog • ● http://jimlangley.blogspot.com/ • Questions? Leave a comment and I'll reply. Thanks for watching!
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