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why are you wearing goggles it not like a spoke is going to brake some random way and mysteriously go for your eye

Great Instructable! I've only trued a couple wheels before, but it was from reading a written description of the steps. This video makes it a lot clearer. Great job!

Would you happen to have a video for replacing a rear sprocket, that umm, broke in half?

Hi, good video i got a question, i have a bmx and my backwheel is warped so it rubs against the frame. im in australia how much do the tuning things cost? should i bother trying to fix it?

Excellent tutorial. No tinsel but relevant information and a good presentation. That´s the way I like it. THX

Awesome! i followed your guide and used my brakes as the guides and it's trued like a charm! ain't no bike shop getting my monies for something i can do myself! Thanks again!

ha!, i thought this said turning a wheel....LOL!

not much is better for business at a bike store than customers who trued their own wheels :D

Good vid, about 40 years late for me :-)

Thank you for posting this video. One of my trike wheels, which is supported on only one side, is a little warped. Would it be best to just true it on the trike?

my rear wheel on my mountain bike was warped, but now its almost perfect.

Wow. Why so exacting? For mountain bikes even?

wow. that sounds good and complicated. great tut though. clear consise explanations. (+).

it's hard for me to figure out which way the wheel moves laterally when tightening or loosening the spokes - it would have been useful to me to see a couple of arrows in the picture of the wheel showing the spoke tightening direction and resulting lateral movement of wheel.

Great tutorial. Thanks.

One thing to remember: Wipe the wheel clean so that the oil does not get on the braking surfaces, or on the innertube itself. Also, if there is ANY separation of the rim seam, or ANY crack is noticed, do not bother to true it, discard the rim. Deflating the tire is not really necessary though, in my experience. As a further note, if you are loosening spokes because tension seems too high, be sure that upon final inspection that the wheel will not deflect more than 1mm @ 8lbs of lateral force. an alternate method is to squeeze adjacent spokes as if you were trying to crush a beer can. The spokes should barely deflect with moderate force. Spoke "note" (as mentioned in the video) should resemble an "A" note on 20" wheels, no lower than a "C" note on 24" wheels, about a "C" note on 26" wheels, and no higher than a "D" note on 27"/700C wheels. A great way to avoid spoke breakage from truing is to apply anti-sieze to the spoke threads when building the wheel, or rub the tip of a #2 pencil on the threads prior to assembly. If you encounter a sticky spoke nipple, try moving back and forth in both directions to get it free. Alternately, use "PBlaster" penetrating oil on it and rap the spoke nipple with a sharp, metallic vibration a few times. If it will not let go, and you'd rather save the spoke than the nipple, use vice-grips and put some crushing force on it....you'll ruin the nipple, but save the spoke. Recommended oils for spoke lubrication is "liquid wrench", or clean kerosene (remember not to let these contact the rim braking surface or the innertube).

thanks my mountain bike tires are all mess up there better now

Very well done. I always had hiccups when it came to the roundness of the wheel. Lateral truing was no problem. My books always said to laterally true first. I'm going to try it this way next. +1

Another awesome video.
Video's quality is just great, everything is just awesome!

Nice job.

And by the way, what video format is this?
Well, what site did you upload these videos onto?

Like YouTube, or something. It's obviously not YouTube, so I was wondering what it is? It looks cool.

_{Did you make it?}

Simple, clear, direct and very usable instructions. I knew the basics but never had it explained in this level of detail. I never thought of pre-lubricating the nipple. Awesome, thanks!!