So you want to build bike wheels faster? Use a screwgun with a spoke nipple "speed bit" driver! I'm timing myself pretensioning by hand with a spoke wrench versus with a driver bit to show how it speeds up wheel building. #WheelTruing #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Why Pretension Wheels
0:42 - Pretensioning Wheels with a Spoke Wrench
1:27 - How Much to Turn the Spoke Nipples
1:49 - My Favorite Spoke Wrench Park Tool SW-0
2:26 - 4 Things Pretensioning Wheels Accomplishes
3:55 - Time for Pretensioning with Spoke Wrench
4:08 - Limitation of Pretensioning with Spoke Wrench
4:30 - Spoke Nipple Driver Bits
5:04 - Showing How Driver Bits Work
6:28 - Square Drive Nipple Driver
7:28 - Pretensioning Wheels with a Driver Bit
10:20 - Time for Pretensioning with Driver Bit
10:50 - The Driver Bit is the Best Choice
10:54 - Hand Spoke Nipple Drivers
11:23 - Closing Comments
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To learn how to build wheels, see my popular step-by-step video and my other wheel videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUqul03hbZ8&t=1671s
Here's my video on how to apply Spoke Prep to the threads
https://youtu.be/z4FKL95x6DE
I wrote 2 stories on bicycle wheelbuilding that complement this video.
https://jimlangley.net/wrench/wheelbuildfull.html
https://jimlangley.net/wrench/buildwheel.html
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Some of my favorite bicycle wheel tools I use include:
- Unior Speed Nipple Bit for slotted nipples
https://amzn.to/3576yoP
- BSC Nipple Driver Bits for slotted, square drive & hex nipples
https://www.wheelfanatyk.com/store/nipple-drivers/
- Park Tool Four-Sided Spoke Wrench Black 0.127in
https://amzn.to/34QSAFU
- Wheelsmith Spoke Prep Thread Compound
https://amzn.to/2KXRCTd
- Park Tool Nipple Driver
https://amzn.to/3pPJqTX
- Efficient Velo Tools Mulfinger nipple holder
https://amzn.to/3exQqz7
- Park Tool's Truing Stand, the TS-2.2
https://amzn.to/2AoOhqt
- Park Tool 3.2mm Square Socket Internal Nipple Spoke Wrench (Driver)
https://amzn.to/31IJlpm
-For hubs, rims & spokes, I use
https://wheelbuilder.com
Lots more bicycle fun on my classic Bicycle Aficionado site http://www.jimlangley.net and Bicycle Beat blog http://jimlangley.blogspot.com/