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Checking the quality of a built bicycle wheel (lateral and radial trueness, and spoke tension evenness).
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Bicycles
Cycling and bicycle mechanic related videos
The importance of proper wheel dishing
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Why wheel dish matters – and how to measure it
How to replace a rim on a bicycle wheel
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How to replace a rim (without replacing the hub or any spokes)?
How to measure the effective diameter of a rim on a finished wheel
How to measure the effective rim diameter (ERD) relevant for wheel-building – on a laced (already built) wheel/rim.
Bicycle wheelbuilding tools explained
What tools do you need for building bicycle wheels (spoke/nipple wrench, truing stand, tension meter, nipple driver etc.)?
How to true a bicycle wheel
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An in-detail step-by-step tutorial (how-to) for truing a (laceed) bicycle wheel.
Bicycle wheel building [04] – Spoke and rim preparation, and lacing the spokes
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How to prepare the rim and the spokes before lacing a bicycle wheel, and how to lace the wheel.
Bicycle wheel building [03] – Measuring and calculating spoke lengths
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How to measure and calculate the optimal spoke length for building a bicycle wheel.
Bicycle wheel building [02] – choosing good quality components for a bicycle wheel
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What kinds of hubs, rims, and spokes should you pick to build a strong and durable bicycle wheel?
Bicycle wheel building [01] – wheel design
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Why are the spoked bicycle wheels built the way they are – a brief explanation.
Bicycle wheel building [00] – Introduction
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How to start learning to build bicycle wheels? What wheel-building books and resources do I recommend and why?
What you should do with every bicycle you have!
How to long-term protect your bicycle components from seizing to the frame and how to prepare the frame before assembling the bicycle?
Vintage bicycle restoration – highlights
Short highlights of Miloš’s and mine vintage bicycle restoration project.
Vintage bicycle restoration 04: final touch
Finishing touches of our vintage bicycle restoration project. Final assembly.
Vintage bicycle restoration 03: mounting the parts
Mounting the parts to the restored vintage frame – the third video of the restoration process series.
Vintage bicycle restoration 02: frame preparation
Chasing the bottom bracket threads and facing the frame’s bottom bracket shell before mounting components.
Vintage bicycle restoration 01: disassembly
Completely disassemgling and removing all the parts from the vintage bicycle frame, before sanding and painting it.
What length square taper axle do I need?
How to check and figure out what the optimal length of the square bottom bracket’s axle is?
My road (“gravel”?) bicycle build
A brief discussion of my gravel bicycle build (and my choice of components, mini-v-brake pull ratios etc).
Old Rog bicycle restoration final thoughts
Discussing the process and the problems (“challenges”) faced upon the finished project of restoring an old Rog bicycle.
Why most modern bike frames suck!
Discussing the process and the problems (“challenges”) faced upon the finished project of restoring an old Rog bicycle.
How to “winterize” a bicycle?
How to protect and prepare your bicycle for winter cycling? Winter (studded) tyres, mudguards, etc.
Mounting dynamo hub and LED lights on my bicycle :)
How to mount a dynamo hub, LED lights, and route the electrics wires on a bicycle? A step-by-step tutorial.
Installing bicycle headset bearings
How to install bicycle headset (steerer) bearings. Removing the old fork crown race, and installing the new race and cups.
Front (fork) wheel dropout width ( vintage bikes-modern parts II )
90 mm wide forks on some vintage bicycle forks – and how to overcome that problem when installing modern hubs (wheels)?
Vintage bicycle frame with modern parts?
Things to consider (problems/”challenges” to overcome) when installing modern components on old/vintage bicycle frames.
Carbon fork removal, inspection, and installing
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Removing, inspecting, and installing a carbon fiber bicycle fork.
Bicycle assembly 05 – disc brake installation
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Installing and adjusting mechanical disc brakes.
Bicycle assembly 04 – BB and cranks installation
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Installing Shimano Hollowtech II bottom bracket and cranks(et).
Bicycle assembly 03 – handlebar installation
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How to install (and securely tighten) bicycle handlebars.
Bicycle assembly 02 – installing stem, setting preload
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How to install the stem on a “threadless” fork – and how to adjust (set the optimal) the headset bearing preload?
Bicycle assembly 01 – headset
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How to install bicycle headset cups using improvised (DIY) tools? The basic principle is the same for both threaded, and threadless forks.
Topeak Mini Morph vs Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HP
A brief overview / presentation of the Topeak Mini Morph, and Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HP frame pumps.
Bicycle tyre valve types explained
The types of bicycle tyre valves explained: Schrader (auto), Presta, and Dunlop. An article on this topic: Bicycle tubes – valve types and tube sizes explained.
Can I put a wider/narrower tyre on my bicycle/rim?
How to tell (figure out) whether a wider tyre will fit your bicycle’s rims, frame, and forks? What to measure, what to look (out) for? An article on this topic: Bicycle tyre sizing and dimension standards.
Flat tyres – how to prevent it
How to (easily) avoid and prevent getting flat tyres?
Snow & ice winter (studded) bicycle tyres (Schwalbe Marathon Winter)
Studded winter bicycle tyres explained. What kinds of tyres are good for winter cycling?
How to patch a punctured bicycle tube
How to patch a punctured bicycle tyre tube? Step-by-step instructions (with Rema Tip-Top patches and glue).
How to fix a flat tyre on a bicycle
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How to remove a wheel, remove the tyre and tube, and install a fresh tube? Fixing a flat, basically. 🙂
DT Swiss XR 20 freehub design flaw?
A design problem (flaw?) with most modern cartridge bearing rear hubs.
Shimano Nexus/Alfine 8-speed Hub service (overhaul)
How to service (overhaul) a Shimano Nexus/Alfine 8-speed Hub? Step-by-step tutorial.
DT Swiss XR 20 freehub service
A more-less typical service (overhaul) of a cartridge bearing (rear) hub.
Cassette (& Freewheel) Wobble explained
Is your freewheel or a cassette having a slight wobble? Should you worry about it, and why (most probably) not? 🙂
Miche Primato Syntesi rear hub & freehub service (bearing replacement)
Changing (removing the old and installing the new) the hub and freehub mechanism bearings in a cartridge bearing hub.
Cup and cone hubs vs cartridge bearings
The pros and cons of the cup-and-cone hubs compared to cartridge bearing hubs.
New design of Shimano hub locknuts – rant
My rant about the Shimano cup-and-cone hub locknut design that requires the use of a hex (allen) key to adjust.
DT Swiss freehub service
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Cleaning and lubricating the freehub mechanism of a (DT Swiss) cartridge bearing hub.
Removing dynamo and roller brake hub front wheel
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How to remove a front wheel with a dynamo hub and a roller brake?
Bicycle hub overhaul
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My old, synced video about cup-and-cone hub service.
Cup and cone hub service (overhaul) – how-to
How to service (overhaul) a cup-and-cone bicycle hub? Step-by-step tutorial with explanations.
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