How to True a Wheel Part 1: How a Wheel Works

So doing a 1947 26in roadmaster set now in a 4 cross pattern..Rims were straight with old spokes. But when I cut them out the rim was real wavy. It got better as I respoked but I’m having one hell of a time getting it back true .. I’d have pulled my hair out by now. But really don’t wanna look like my dad. Lmao.

I just came here to learn the radial correction the up and down

Here is a unique scenario:
The rear shifter keeps skipping gears, Spokes are rusty, and when you spin the rear wheel it is obvious its lightly bent on a weird angle.
What would you do in this situation?

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ok sooo take my bike to a professional. Got it! thx

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what camera are you using to film

Simply awesome! Great video. Very detailed. And very much appreciated!

the fact you showed how the rim is made!!! 5 stars!!! thats very important too!

Hi people, id like some help. I’ve just had some problems with my chain coming off my 1st gear. It went behind the cog and into my spokes and destroying them in the process. I had the bike repaired and it’s come back, with new derailleur, new chain and “set up” and it’s happened again, luckily No damage has been done. I asked about fitting a spoke protector and they said that wouldn’t stop it happening….am I right in thinking they are wrong and I should purchase and fit one myself?

Nice video.Thanks

P.S. I forgot to tell ya about this, just make sure that the magnet 🧲 is attached to TWO spokes, where they intersect. The magnet 🧲 will hold firmly on, allowing it to use your cycle 🔁 computer 🖥️. Again, your friend, Jeff.

Tip, when you’re riding a bicycle 🚴 with wheels 🛞 that have spokes with higher carbon steel content, and your wheel magnet 🧲 doesn’t stay on, use a STRONG 💪 neodymium magnet 🧲. It will stay firmly attached to the spoke, without zip ties. Your friend, Jeff.

I took my 26' mountain bike front wheel and loosened all the spokes. Afterwards the rim was bent like a pretzel. Is this normal? or is this rim bad?

Love this guy , i hope they pay him well

I usually have a horrible time understanding this stuff, but this was explained in such a clear, foolproof way! Thank you for not making me feel so dumb

I'm currently spiraling hard on trying to true a wheel. I noticed my wheel was slightly out of true so I figured I would try my hand at fixing it. Now it's completely borked...... I got a nice wheel truing stand from Park Tool but I'm afraid that I'm in over my head at this point.

Question: Can a tire, when pumped up to operating PSI range, with damaged casing and has wobble affect the rims trueness/spoke tension? I know I've been asking a lot of questions the last few days; I'm learning about truing a wheel on my own and I am getting good at it, but want to keep learning and stay humble.

Just to let Park Tool know, I actually but only your tools largely because of the videos. Thank you, Scott

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Truing wheels service will only be offered on top of mountains.

How come more fronts aren't radial?

I can't wait to get to uneven dish flanges.

Wow I sat through most of the video before you got to the point .

Really, I need to know it's a wheel??????//

What a phenomenal video series. Excellent; just excellent.

I don’t understand why the first example is laterally ok when it’s rubbing against the truing stand indicator.

Oh Dear! I love how you clearly and simply explained my life long confusion! Thank you so much!b

Hey thanks big.

So basically what you're saying is it's black magic?

these are so well designed videos. all the extra visual accents, camera and lighting are fantastic through out this series.

this is the most helpfull chanel ever man i fixed every thing on my bike by watching them

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thank you very much!!

NOTE: Tighten spokes for truing. Assuming the rim is not out of round, generally, wheels only lose their straightness from spokes that are stretched.

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Who knew bicycle wheels could be so fascinating?

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Just called a local shop - they want $40 each wheel. Wtf

When a wheels wobbles not from side to side, but up and down. Is that simply corrected by tensioning the lower wobble point and loosening the high wobble point? So I can TRUE true a wheel?

How to know if the problem is on the rim itself or to the spokes tension? If some part of the rim is not centered on the v-Break while biking?

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No fluff, just knowledge. Thank you for this succinct and comprehensive intro to wheels.

love these videos

Please subtitles in Hindi language ,so we can also understand what are you saying

Does anyone have information about truing for 144 spoke wheels? Same process? Is it necessary?