How To Replace A Broken Bicycle Spoke
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At some point in time, it's likely you'll break a wheel spoke or two, but what do you do when out on the trail, say on a biking holiday or even at a long-distance race!? Knowing how to replace a spoke without messing up your wheel is a useful skill to know, so join Doddy as he runs you through how to easily replace a bicycle spoke from start to finish!
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Bicycle Spoke Types
3:24 - Wheel maintenance tools
6:19 - Preparing the wheel
9:28 - Fitting the spoke
12:23 - Tensioning Bicycle spokes
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This video comes out as soon as my spoke broke. What a time to broken. 😅😅
These videos from Doddy are great. He is a wealth of knowledge.
I came here because I need to replace one broken spoke , I am now going away to a bike shop . Who knew it was so involved and needed so much stuff , none of which I have .
Before I mount the wheel in the frame/stand, I like tighten the spoke up until it makes a similar note to neighboring spokes when plucked like a guitar. Then when I do finally put it in the jig, usually only need minor adjustments to finish it off.
Was waiting for this one! Thanks
Excellent vid. Something that's not often talked about.
Awesome, thanks mate.
One of the best videos you've done, really useful
@gmbntech
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful Jason, cheers for the great comment!
Very nice
I wrap a bit of gorilla tape around my pump (or co2) for rim tape repairs - it's come in handy a few times on the trail.
In my case the nipple was gone inside the wheel. Had to do the messy tire and tape removal. Of course the shty stuff you have to clean with the sealant and the gungked up dried material it left everywhere on your wheel.
Watches video, calls shop.
Damn this was video was a week late. Just had the bike store replace my spoke
I always break spokes on my rear wheel... and every time I must take of cassette - that is serious pain in the arse :P
the proper fixing is releasing all the spokes tension and retensioning?
@spencerimre
10 ай бұрын
This comment should be at the top. The likelihood of breaking more spokes is much higher if you don't release spoke tension and bring them all up to tension together after installing the new spoke. Learned this lesson the hard way after breaking 4 spokes in one weekend.
It would be nice to know how to measure the spoke length exactly so the correct spoke can be ordered.
I've bought ZTTO tensiometer and the added table with kgf data was a bit off comparing to tension on my other's bikes wheels (Rodi, DT Swiss, Mavic). I thought it will be that easy: buy tensiometer, check spokes tension and voila. Actually no... I read on the forums that I need to calibrate tensiometer and I need to make DIY tensiometer calibration tool... The ready one can cost arround 500-600$. I truing wheel by myself because it give me more satisfaction and I can learn something new unlike giving it to the bike shop. I know buying truing stand and the other tools for truing wheel is a cost but for me this is the cost of knowledge and satisfaction of being independent from bike shops. Of course it's ain't cheaper rather than going to bike shop.
I watched a wheel building video and it said do the outside cross 1st and then twist the way of rotating. Is this right ? Or is it better to cross outside backwards for braking forces
Disc brakes let you get out of the trail with a broken spoke or two. V-brakes were so dependent on a true wheel that trailside repairs were necessary.
@kisilvan
Жыл бұрын
I remember those days well!
#askGMBNtech Hi Doddy! How often should we change aluminium handlebars? Or is it just a myth that they need to be replaced even if you don't crash?
How much for those rims doddy
How would I know what size spoke it was if it broke in half?
#aksGMBNtech Hi. I have a question regarding spokes. My spoke in my front wheel makes an annoying "kling-kling" sound when I ride with relatively high tyre pressure during cornering. ( i checked, it's not the brakepads rubbing) Also the wheel is only a few months old. Is there a way to fix it? Thank you. Greetings from Hungary. 🙂🚵♀️
#askGMBNtech hey doddy, while looking for a dirt jump bike I noticed that the Cannondale Dave and the GT labomba, to my eye, have exactly the same frame. Is this a coincidence or is this a shared endeavor by both companies to save some R&D time? Wondered how commonplace in the industry putting out the same product badged up differently is? Cheers!
Awesome overview once again but surely the fact that swapping a broken spoke needs instruction and potentially special tools should highlight that once again we are using out of date technology? Don't get me wrong, I love MTB wheels and the witchcraft which goes into making them up, but what is the future? #askgmbntech
Caffee do a reusable rim tape I will never use a tape type again
So in your trail repair kit you need a cassette lock ring tool, a chain whip and a ruddy big spanner, and maybe a tool for HTII if the discs need removed?...maybe time to avoid "J" spoked wheels altogether?? Straight pull seems so much more logical than introducing a weak elbow anyway...
@benkemp6546
Жыл бұрын
Some hubs allow you to remove the freehub body with the cassette still fitted, I know DT Swiss are like this. Building a wheel with round profile straight pull spokes is a colossal pain in the a***. I know, I've done it once and I'm never doing it again!
@briand8862
Жыл бұрын
How many years have j-hook worked perfectly fine?
5:27 i use small magnets to get them out but it won't work on aluminum spokes
@jonathanzappala
Жыл бұрын
All spokes are stainless steel, you just need a strong magnet. Well for bikes you buy at a shop at least, not Walmart.
@mattgies
Жыл бұрын
Neither aluminum nor brass nipples are magnetic, and when would you need to use a magnet on the spoke itself?
@jonathanzappala
Жыл бұрын
@@mattgies when they build wheels with no spoke holes, like the original mavic ust tubeless wheels, they thread a broken spike in the nipple, and use the magnet to guide it out the spoke hole, because the valve hole is the only hole in the rim you can drop it in. So the magnet to lay works with the broken apple piece in the nipple.
A tip for everyone do not take your tire off and attempt to change your spokes on the trailside taking your tire off alone is an idiot maneuver unless you absolutely have to go a lot further
@mancello
Жыл бұрын
You have to take the tire and tape off to insert the nipple.
@snorttroll4379
Жыл бұрын
why arent wheels designed so one can change spokes without taking off the tyre? could save us a lot of time
No plans on trying to fix this myself... Most times I can't even figure out which direction to turn the spoke nipple 🤣
@chrisridesbicycles
Жыл бұрын
Point the nipple towards you and think of the screwdriver
Snap a smoke??? @ 18:07
@Jacob99174
Жыл бұрын
Sucks when that happens!
Almost makes me happy when I brake the front spokes on my dirtjumper because i don't need to remove anything else from the wheel or even remove the wheel in some cases
You don't want to take the rim to a bike shop for the sake of a snapped spoke because it defeats the challenge of doing it yourself and being creative.
With respect- I’ve replaced spokes on my tubeless rim without removing the tire and tape. Of course, I’ve had the good fortune (really?) of only breaking spokes at the hub, so it’s much easier to just keep the nipple in place with a small clamp or clothespin. Truing the wheel with the tire still on takes a bit more care, but is doable.
Come on, it's nigh time for 1440p!
If you break a spoke on the drive side of a rear wheel who would pack tools to remove the cassette on the road? Not likely.
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@AssistDesAnzeigenhauptmeisters
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like someone here never touched a nipple.. .
@bobsyouruncle5534
4 ай бұрын
Haha, totally!
Umm Doddy. E Thirteen? Aren't they predominantly a shoe manufacturer???
Looking to replace a spoke not reinvent the wheel 18 min ass video
@snorttroll4379
Жыл бұрын
2.5x speed
Doesn't show removing the spoke, doesn't show removing the broken nipple. FFS. I always have trouble removing a broken straight pull spoke from the hub, as the other spokes are in the way.
@gmbntech
Жыл бұрын
If it's broken you can clip it out with some pliers or a pair of bolt cutters! :)
@snorttroll4379
Жыл бұрын
@@gmbntech how do you get the next on ein then?