And this is (one of) the reasons I need to go to mechanic school before I open a shop... Calvin is like the GOAT of working on bikes. Love the videos! I learn something new every time I watch one.

I just love Calvin and Ben. These videos are just the best way to learn maintenance tricks.

HOLY CRAP.... I did not pick up on the fact that you are building up a tubular rim for this. Awesome ^2

Park tool Exec: Calvin remember the "Skinny Fat Bike Build videos? Calvin: Oh Yeah, I'll finish that up back in St. Paul Park tool Exec: We brought the wheels to Monterey Calvin:

Beautiful job!!!

Awesome.... Way to take on a cool challenge like that.

Nicely done...

Can't wait to see her done, I am a fan of all things Frankensteined with mechanical skill.

Should have used bladed spokes for Uber-Hard mode (would that even be possible in this config?)

I aspire to one day be half the mechanic Calvin is!

I want to see a road bike tire stretched onto a regular mountain bike rim. Is it even possible?

@parktool

7 жыл бұрын

The term "regular" has little meaning anymore. The common road tire is a 622 bead diameter, and that is the same as the 29er mtb tire sizing. A wide road tire (say 35 and up) would fit on the 29er rims. However, a really wide rim, like 35mm wide, it is not a good idea as the bead does not stay down.

Spoke prep yay or nay?

@parktool

7 жыл бұрын

Thread preparation is important, yes. These were laced dry and then lubed using chain lube before pulling tight. The “spoke prep”, that installs wet and then dries is better than nothing. It acts somewhat as thread lube, but does not really act as a lock. It does nothing however to lube between nipple and rim surface, an interface that creates a lot of friction.

Part 4?, it has been a long wait/

so square mint tasting tooth picks are the best?

@parktool

7 жыл бұрын

Mint certainly is the most refreshing.

you die not show how to tension the spokes and calibrate it. do you have a separate video for that?

Love it! Finally a video on truing from the master himself :) Hope my non tasting toothpicks works as well

Pow

Finding that other flange side hole....was a real pain in my situation. No tutorial videos can properly teach you. Because camera angle can drive you often on to wrong judgement. I tell you, what would happen if you fail to identify that other flange's correct hole. May be 1st spoke you insert on that hole fits into rim more or less perfectly. But 2nd...3rd....4th spoke and so on...would going to give you an impression, like maybe you have chosen the short spokes for that flange. because every next spoke's gap between nipple and spoke tread would go even wider. even when you try to lace 4 th or 5th number spoke the gap between spoke thread end and the rim side would be so much wider as you can fit your finger on that gap.

Why is there a zip tie on the hub?

@parktool

7 жыл бұрын

In an earlier video, Ben & Calvin discussed wheel dish (centering) and the zip tie was used to show the center of the hub in the frame, rather than the center between flanges. It is now a fashion statement.

Is this safe ?

@parktool

Жыл бұрын

Yes, so far. Have lots of mile on that machine. It is just a normal wheel.

send me some tools please.

Could you guys please do a giveaway thanks