Where To Learn How To Fit Rims

[tiger rider]

Hi, i want to get some neon blue rims but i have no idea how to fit them but i don't want to send the bike off to any body i want to do it myself, please can any one help me ?

[Luke_zoo]

Google.

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Edited February 18, 2010 by Luke_zoo

[Dan6061]

Wheel building is a pretty hard process, especially if you're new to it all. I'm guessing you are as you had to ask us in the first place.

Do look at some wheel building guides though, and give it a go yourself, there's a recent thread somewhere with a video for it...

[craigjames]

Search for sheldon brown wheel building in google, i'd link you myself but at work and its a bit funny about certain sites. As has been said wheelbuilding isn't something that should be taken light heartedly, its a technical job that requires skill and patience.

[Ben John-Hynes]

I learnt with the guide in the Wiki section. It just makes sense. Comes out perfect every time.

[The Hitcher]

Search for sheldon brown wheel building in google, i'd link you myself but at work and its a bit funny about certain sites. As has been said wheelbuilding isn't something that should be taken light heartedly, its a technical job that requires skill and patience.

That site is really useful, I used it in cross reference with the wheel building wiki on here. First time I ever built a wheel, all went spot on, truing is the problem I have but otherwise I would say it not that difficult. Could do it in an hour or so using the guides.

[jt123]

Get an old hub, rim and spokes and just give it a go by looking at a ready built wheel to show you the correct lacing pattern. Thats how I learnt and mine come out fine, just remember to tighten the nipples evenly as you go around the wheel (say 4 full turns on each nipple, then 3 etc.) The beuty of learning with old parts is that if you mess up, you can just take it apart and start again until you get it right.

[Martin M]

As said above, use and old wheel, strip it, then rebuild it. There's also a book called "The Art of Wheelbuilding" by Gerd Schraner that's pretty useful.

One thing I have learned from working in a bike shop for 10 years is that everyone has a different way of doing it.

[TTidders]

As The guys up said sheldon brown's guide can pretty much teach you any / every thing

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

And also to jt123 that workes most of the time but if your doing 3 cross you need to rember to put one of the spokes behind which you cant realy see if your doing it by eye

Edited February 21, 2010 by TTidders

[matthew_coggan]

I no you said that you want to do it yourself, but if i was you i would just send it of and get it done by a profesional, as your rim is very important part of the bike and is complicated to do, but if you realy want to do it yourself then the advicealready given is good.

[ogre]

complicated to do,

no it's not it's 6 steps...

4 different lots of spokes are laced, (assuming you've got one built wheel there for reference you really can't f**k it up if you take your time)

then you tighen it,

then you true it

worth mentioning that you really should take your time and if you know someone who knows how to build them, keep their phone number handy, and be prepared to pay your lbs to finish off the wheel if you f**k it up...

[PeanuckleJive]

The principle is easy, and when you've done it before it's easy

but to a total noob it is a pretty big concept. Remembering where each spoke needs to point toward, which length goes where, and how to handle it when you're truing it up

Take your time, keep relaxed and use small turns on the nipple when you're truing it up

easiest way to work out the lacing is to put your finger on two spoke holes on the hub where the two spokes you're pointing to cross immediately after leaving the hub. Then note which way goes over the other, right or left. then follow these spokes to the rim and note how many spokes go in the gap between the two.

Then all you have to remember is "top to the right, gap of 4" or whatever and the rest comes together easy

[thompo]

Handy wee tip if your only changing the rim...

Check your current spoke length and the new spoke length required for the new rim.

If its close (within + or - 5mm) there is no need to completely debuld the wheel and re-lace it (unless you want to change the lacing!)

Place the new one side by side the old one

Line up the valve holes

Ensure have the new rim the right way round (ie left holes to the left, right to the right)

Tape the rims together in a few places

Now you just have to take one spoke out of the old wheel and transfer it directly across into the new rim

(once done, tension and true as normal)

Much much quicker than re-lacing completely and saves a head ache if youve never laced one

Edited February 25, 2010 by thompo