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I have acquired a simple truing stand and already own a DTI so I wish to use it. I know it's not necessary but the engineer in me wants to. I have seen used a tee piece with a roller fitted to a DTI and would like one. Anyone know what it's proper name is and where I could find one? Ta

Not recommended, but watched this guy fixing a bent rim on Utube, any one know a wheel builder that could perhaps use such a method? View: https://www.facebook.com/cyclOware/videos/2725308624461341/UzpfSTEwMDAwNDA5NTExMTY4NjpWSzozMjk5MDc3MjUzNDY5NzM0/

Is the wheel size the overall size of wheel inc tyre ?

I'm struggling to work out why my front wheel makes a hideous squealing noise. It only does this when freewheels and is stopped immediately either when I pedal or lightly apply the brakes. This has come about after I installed new wheels which had been gifted to me. They were setup for thru...

Noticed this morning on pre-ride check that the rear wheel had noticeable side-to-side play. Now, I understand how cups and cones work, but how in the name of (insert preferred sky-fairy name here) do you lock the drive side cone against anything? There's no way to hold it. I've looked at many...

Tearing my hair out trying to find a sensibly priced old school wheel builder to lace up some 700c rims on Campag Record hubs this side of CHRISTMAS :cursing: Most grateful for any suggestions - can be anywhere in the country because I'm prepared to use couriers. Thanks chaps

Looking for advice - road bike wheel Fulcrum racing 7 lg rear wheel - hub flange has cracked unfortunately and wheel is not safe to ride. Front wheel in great shape with loads of miles left. Fulcrum S4 rear wheel for sale on e bay - looks in decent shape but needs new bearings. Is it possible to...

Are they any good ? Seen a 2rd hand pair great condition Or are they better options around the 500-600 mark?

Is there anyone on here that lives in the Newcastle upon Tyne area that can rebuild wheels all the alloy nipples are corroded so need replacing with brass and the wheel truing ? cheers

The rear wheel on my 29er hardtail is quite noisy. It appears to be the spokes and with a bit of pinching they seem a little loose. The wheel went in new a few months ago and seems to be true. It’s set up tubeless and adding pressure to the tyre reduces the noise. Sheldon Brown says that if...

I finally psyched myself up to calibrate the wheel jig today, and take an oldish wheel to bits and put it back together again. So far things are okay, once I found where I'd laced it incorrectly and made it right. I've now got a wheel that is +/- about 1mm horizontally, after looking like...

As per title. Suitable for calliper brakes. Need one for my Sunbeam roadster build, as the original is just too rusty and a previous owner has fitted a single speed freewheel. Will also be looking for handlebar shifter and the little frame mounted pulley thingy. Just remembered I need a saddle...

How much would it cost as I want to keep my rigida supersonic rims. I use them off road every day. The rim is as true today as it was 10 years ago. Magnificent rim. I would probably need want to want to put the original hub into the wheel it has been taken out of. Or should I just by a cheapo...

Jannie and I have both had our Bromptons for a while now. We ride them almost everywhere and do not need to wheel them about on the rack wheels very often. But even when we move them for storing them it is obvious that they lean away from the crank and are unstable. I recently decided to buy...

Just want opinions. My winter/commuter bike has done a lot of miles in crap conditions and I’ve not had a lot of bother up until now. The wheel is a Mavic Aksium bladed spokes. LBS has tightened/trued the odd spoke. I’m thinking the time is just up on it ? We’re talking into the thousands in...

The new Roubaix, which I'm loving, has DT Swiss R470db rims. Today I tried the bike out on the climb of Whalley Nab, our local little test-piece. Cleaning the bike later I spotted that the rear wheel had gone about 5mm out of true with high spots in two places. 5 minutes on the trueing jig...

In the midst of my storm Ciara induced boredom I came across this, it may be of interest. https://oldbike.eu/ww1-german-bicycles/?fbclid=IwAR3M6TYyW13d-dbtHWWXYrin_3ewwn322npXqkMM3VvTpLVVJLgQCkOoPVA

Just started to rebuild the back wheel on my Hill Special ,can anyone help identify the hub and rim , the only clear identifiable bit on the hub is the lock ring on the flip flop hub that has Villiers on it the alloy on the hub is some what corroded and only bits of lettering are readable ,one...

I have in the past carried one of the flat monkey metal bike spanners when out on the mtb due to no QR on the back wheel... but cant find it and realised that for the last few weeks... I had no means of removing the back wheel in the event of a rear puncture so at work today I purchased a 15mm...

Will have to have a wheel true done if I have broken a spoke, or can I just get away with having a spoke replacement? Which also brings me to another question and that is I'm not sure if a cycle shop is trying to get more money out of me ( I'll mention no names). I called into this shop and they...

Hiya, I’ve booked myself on a wheel building course , not to say I’ll be the dogs BX at it at the end of the day , but it’s worth the cost to me (75 sobs) to gain the fundamentals of this skill , the courses are run with connection to the LCC so I’m not guessing the that the tutor will be top...

Having recently attended an informative and enjoyable wheel-building course, I set about my first project to build a dynamo hub front wheel. For a touring bike, the components include a Ryde Sputnik 36-hole 700c rim, SP PV8 hub and Swiss DT competition 2.0-1.8-2.0 spokes with 12mm brass nipples...

Glad to see that legislation will be changed so that using a phone for any purpose while driving will result in prosection. Previously a driver who had his conviction quashed for filming an accident because he wasn't making a call; https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50250730

After looking at various bikes for a winter roadie for commuting, I think I'm going for the Triban 520 on the C2W scheme. I phoned Decathlon and the only wheels they had that they could put on it for me were £550. Mental! So, if I go for the Triban at £730, what wheels would be a solid...

Saw this elsewhere. I attended this workshop back in 2013, and it was very good. Built all my own wheels since. Places are available on the next Bicycle Wheel Building Workshop I will be teaching in Cambridge on Sat 12/10/19. Master a new skill in a controlled, supportive environment. Full...

Free - for collection only. Between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 20" rear wheel, with 9 speed freewheel electric hub motor labelled EZ-R-10039-3 Inner tube and tyre (worn) Schwalbe Big Apple - 406-50 8 wire connection I know nothing more about it - it came as the rear wheel on a bike...

I've been riding tubeless on my road bikes for 3 years now and I love the lower pressures and greater comfort it avails and will persevere because of these, however, the sealant will only mend pinprick-sized holes. Any bigger than this and the sealant will only hold up to a limited pressure, say...

Sorry for such an embarrassing question but... I have a 2016 Whyte 901. I noticed last night that the rear wheel rim has a large crack so will need replacing. Whyte do not appear to supply replacement wheels so I guess I need to buy a compatable wheel. Unfortunately the only information I can...

My Giant Advanced has only done 1400 miles and yet the freehub is not spinning freely - there is some resistance so when you freewheel the chain starts to jump the smaller cogs. I've broken my chain whip so I can't take it off to inspect the freehub. I am hoping it just needs a good lube inside ?

So I am trying to figure out my optimal tyre pressure (28C tyres on a cross bike used for roads). I am 85Kg I read the most accurate way was to weight each wheel as you sit on the bike (wheel load). But I have a much bigges disparency than I see anywhere else online. My weights were 58Kg on...