How To Build A Bicycle Wheel

Building your own bicycle wheels is an accessible and fun challenge. In this video you'll be guided through the entire wheel building process, including spoke thread prep, installing your spokes and finally drawing the whole thing up to tension. Let's get building! #wheelbuilding Questions or comments? Leave them below! See all our wheel building videos in our Wheel Building playlist ▶︎ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGCTGpvdT04QXRvU4M3o6wUp2yOgIAbIG Video contents: 00:00 Video Start 00:33 Preliminary Info 01:59 Typical Tools 02:57 Getting Prepped 04:55 Lacing the 1st Set 07:49 Lacing the 2nd Set 09:50 Lacing the 3rd Set 12:53 Lacing the 4th Set 14:40 Drawing Up Tension 16:56 Truing and Finishing ➤ Related Text Articles: • Determining Spoke Length for Wheel Building - https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/determining-spoke-length-for-wheel-building ➤ 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 • CL-1 Chain Lube - https://www.parktool.com/product/synthetic-blend-chain-lube-with-ptfe-cl-1 • A toothpick! For a text-based walk-through of this process: https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/determining-spoke-length-for-wheel-building ➤ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/parktoolcompany?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ Like: https://www.facebook.com/parktool ➤ Follow: https://www.instagram.com/parktoolblue ➤ Fix It: Did you know that Park Tool is the #1 resource for bicycle repair education? • Visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/parktool • Visit the Repair Help section of Parktool.com: https://www.parktool.com/repairhelp • Check out The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: https://www.parktool.com/product/big-blue-book-of-bicycle-repair-4th-edition-bbb-4 ➤ 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 • Tension - https://youtu.be/aYfL2wzkV4M ➤ About Park Tool: Since our founding in 1963, Park Tool has been the leading name in bicycle tools. Our YouTube channel is an extension of our mission to be the ultimate resource for mechanics and riders of all skill levels. Here you will find comprehensive repair help tutorials for a wide range of components and processes, as well as troubleshooting guides, tips and tricks, and information on the latest Park Tool products.