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Perfect Set-ups & Tools for Spoke Lacing when Building Bike Wheels

Jim Langley 9,119 3 years ago
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Pro tips, tricks and insights on set-ups and tools for lacing spokes when building bike wheels: lacing by hand, lacing jigs, nipple feeder tools, getting nipples out of hollow rims and making-your-own lacing tools. #WheelTruing #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado ❤️ Please Subscribe - Thanks for Watching! ❤️ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Thanks for the 500,000 views! 0:13 - Ride the Aniso Bike Trail near Santa Barbara, CA 0:34 - Today's video is about set-ups for lacing wheels 1:19 - Set-up for lacing with the rim in your lap 1:22 - The Wheel Fanatyk Nipple Shuffler tool 1:34 - Working with nipples in piles 2:03 - The stool and bench details 2:29 - Ways to secure the hub on the bench 2:46 - Park Tool's wheel holder tool 3:08 - Why I lace wheels one spoke at a time 3:37 - Fanning spokes for easier placement in holes 3:58 - The EVT Mulfinger spoke feeder tool 4:35 - Getting nipples out of hollow rims 5:04 - Making your own nipple feeder tool 6:15 - About lacing jigs and stands 6:53 - SpokeCalc's DIY lacing stand 7:04 - Noble Wheels Professional lacing jig 7:23 - Closing comments ℹ️ Information about LACING JIGS * MAKE IT YOURSELF LACING JIG by Aljaž Trenta of SpokeCalc https://spokecalc.io/wheelbuilding-stand.php * NOBLE WHEELS of LONDON Lacing Jig https://www.noble-wheels.com/ For USA ordering: https://wheelfanatyk.com/collections/lacing/products/noble-lacing-stand *Ideas for making your own wheel lacing jig: https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/1170498-homebuilt-wheel-lacing-jig.html My other wheel-building related videos ● How to Build Bicycle Wheels the Easy Way https://youtu.be/XUqul03hbZ8 ● Basic bicycle wheel terminology explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kVlmOjgdAs ● How to find or calculate the right spoke lengths https://youtu.be/LvV4FE2VxZk ● Ways to keep spokes tight so your wheels stay true https://youtu.be/z4FKL95x6DE ● All about spoke tensiometers and if you need one https://youtu.be/7JLw4pGyVyI ● My new wheel truing stand, Park Tool's TS-4.2 https://youtu.be/XqsKUceJzp8 ● How to fix aero spokes that were twisted during building https://youtu.be/zszdrNEgSDw ● Pro-tip: how to align hub labels with the valve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FiyUyJN7Uw ● How to build wheels faster with a driver bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaBvpCuXigQ ● Shimano's lacing pattern for disc brake bike wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfWd7_avr1s ● How to inspect a pair of new wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb73si7WD-k ☼ The wheel building tools I show, use and mention. I put links below. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases (there's no added cost to you). ► 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 SW-9 Spoke Wrench for use with aero spoke holder https://amzn.to/3ulXKbD ► 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/jim-langley-2/ ☼ My bicycle wheelbuilding articles that complement this video: ● https://jimlangley.net/wrench/wheelbuildfull.html ● https://jimlangley.net/wrench/buildwheel.html ☼ My Elephant Tough Custom Wheels & Jim Langley Bicycle Aficionado logo T's, caps, mugs, pint glasses and stickers: ● https://www.cafepress.com/jimlangleysshop ☼ My famous Bicycle Aficionado website - online since 1999! ● http://www.jimlangley.net ☼ My Bicycle Beat blog ● http://jimlangley.blogspot.com/

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