This is the best video explanation I have seen of straightening a bike wheel. It's all one needs to know really.

Nice job man! It’s nice to see a humble, informed mechanic explain something fully and clearly, without hype and blather.

The 'Gt' method; if you always remember that, you just learned a life lesson that you'll never forget. Thanks for that and also the pencil trick

Your ability to explain the process of something is 10/10. You give direction on the things people skip that cause normal frustration. I wish you were the one who made install and how to videos for everything I searched!

Short and sweet. The simplest and quick way of getting the job done without a lengthy tutorial by other youtuber videos that I have watch, This one is the best. Thanks

Thank you so much. That fixed my brake rubbing problem and was about to buy a new rear wheel. This free and simple trick did solved my bike problem. Kudos to you!!!!!!!!

I decided to come to the store instead of buying online having to stress myself out wondering, praying, and hoping that I get my stuff. Then making sure the order is accurate. I'm standing here totally understanding your explanation, and can't tell you what it means to me. Great job analyzing how to properly and simply explain the process.

This is probably the best wheel truing video I've seen so far.

watched this, bought a wheel key, took my time and I have two wheels that do not rub. So simple but explained so well. Thank you.

Thanks so much. I used to find I needed to check every time which way to remember, but I don’t need to anymore. I just need to remember Gt. Thanks so much. You are the man.

Nice job of explaining the use of a spoke wrench and straightening methodology. Thanks for creating. One additional hint. As a guitarist I know that you can ping a spoke and get a note. By pinging the spoke (with your finger nail) and listening to the note you can tell if you have the same tension on all spokes. There's usually an "average" sound, and some that are too high (tight) and some that are too low (loose). I can't give a note value where you could actually use a guitar tuner because all situations are different. But you get the idea.

I've watched multiple videos on this by much bigger youtubers and companies and this is by far the most concise and simple to follow.

I've found that in relation to wheel maintenance and spoke tensioning you simply cant watch enough tutorials because you always find that someone knows something you don't. This tutorial was very useful and my thanks goes to you for taking the time to share with us your knowledge. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Thanks for the shout out!

@quoththeraven3985

3 жыл бұрын

RJ the bike guy, Whooooooh Yeah!

@magnumllama400

3 жыл бұрын

You amish

@magnumllama400

3 жыл бұрын

We back

@HammadAli-rb9dw

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks your way of teaching is really understanding..

@magnumllama400

2 жыл бұрын

SHOUTOUT TO MY NGGAS

Thanks for this, it will help me true the wheels on the bike I just bought. Another way I learned is using a zip tie. Zip to the fork, cut to length and rotate until it barely touches, then watch contact points.

This is a very good tutorial especially for someone that has limited knowledge and experience with bikes.

@carlcampbell6827

Жыл бұрын

@@pocket83squared Sorry about the misunderstanding pocket83. People with limited knowledge and experience will really be helped and will benefit from your excellent tutorial.

@pocket83squared

Жыл бұрын

@@carlcampbell6827 Wow. I am so sorry for reading you incorrectly. That was way over the top on my part, and I apologize. Thank you.

@carlcampbell6827

Жыл бұрын

@@pocket83squared Not a problem at all pocket. Sometimes I am a bit hasty in proofreading my posts and I understand there are many malicious people online. God bless you in your efforts to help people! I came up with a rather bad bent rear wheel on my trusty 10 speed the other day and the brake is dragging. When I get time, I am taking your advice on the truing of the wheel so I can get back on the road again. Thank you.

Personally didn't learn anything but this is a great way for someone new and intimidated by straightening a wheel, it's really not that hard ones you figure out the basics. Great job.

THIS IS FROM THE VIDEO (Print it out and take it with you as you work): After marking the rim with a pencil as the wheel spins (My comment: I found that a RED CHINA MARKER shows up better) : 1.) The spoke that's closest to the center of the pencil line is the one that requires the most adjustment. 2.) If that spoke is on the same side of the wheel as you and your pencil mark, then that spoke should be loosened, and the two spokes next to it should then be tightened. 3.) It's that spoke is on the other side, then the two spokes closest to it should be loosened, and then it should be tightened. Thanks for the video!

Thanks for your video. I would add that while pre-snugging the spokes and during straightening I pluck the spokes and listen to the tone. It's quick to find a lower tone loose spoke that way. Then when the wheel is true I pluck all the spokes to make sure none are loose or too tight. I lived in South America for a while where there were lots of cobblestone streets. Spokes that were too tight broke right away.

@toonybrain

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@timsim83

Жыл бұрын

Theoretically, a repeating melody could be made by tuning spokes to different tones. Or better yet, add actuators on the spoke to change their tension in real time.

@keiranarmstrong1607

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help man I enjoyed it

Back in college I biked a lot and learned how to true my wheels. Thanks for the reminders and the Gt trick!

Yes, the GT Method, aka the Good Time method. 😉 Thorough, awesome, and great pace video that my little 9 year old nephew is enthusiastically watching!! He's going to learn how to maintain his bike for life 😅. Though he has a sucky bike, the lesson he's learning to tinker is priceless! Thank You.

What an excellent and incredibly informative video. I'm off to tune up my 40 year old classic raleigh, now that I know about this. A huge thank you.

HOLY SHIT I DID IT!!!! After f’ing with and adjusting my rim brakes forever, then realizing it’s a rim issue, not wanting to replace it, to thinking this is impossible, to starting by doing the opposite of what you said, realizing that, doing it correctly and now no issue! Woohoo

@humanvoicemail5059

Ай бұрын

Thank yoy

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear you got it.

@ddahstan6876

14 күн бұрын

Congrats on your first!! It won't be the last from now on 😅, but you'll feel so satisfying doing it again when it comes.

Calm soothing delivery. I could watch your videos for hours. Thank you for the content.

Finally!! A comprehensive an easy to follow video for doing spokes. Super well explained! This video is going in my tool bag. I'll probably reference to this often.

I wanted to thank you for the simplicity of the "GT Method". I was able to work my rim with your explanation as opposed to the big channels out there that complicate the situation and even display wrong diagrams in their videos. Thank again!

its very easy to work on a new bike. these service demo's on these old bikes always impress me. good work.

I'm so glad you demonstrated this method on a GT bicycle!

@MiGujack3

3 жыл бұрын

@IPA SOLÉ It also means that the bike will GT (get thrashed)

It had been years since I last trued my mountain bike rims. Spokes were also a little pingy from being loose. The G t method is awesome. When I was working on the wheel, it was easier to remember “G” or counterclockwise tightens. Easy to visualize that way. Great video and very helpful

Guy....you explained it so easy to understand that first thing tomorrow I will get my wheel done.

Thanks heaps. This has helped me understand how to straighten a wheel. so much easier to understand. I'm having trouble with my gears not all changing since I put my back wheel back on so yeah more video's please

Thanks for the great, relaxed delivery with easy to follow common sense approach, without the often noisy music and extraneous hand gestures.

Thank you man I watched alot of videos and none of them thought me how to actually do and this vid was so helpful thanks again keep up the good work

A superb presentation of the subject. A calm, clear voice devoid of extraneous waffle and an excellent explanation of how and what to do by somebody who is obviously aware of potential problems and pitfalls. It has given me confidence to have a go myself.

@pocket83squared

2 жыл бұрын

No waffle, eh? Interesting usage. Admittedly, I've not heard it put that way before. Glad the vid helped. Let me know if it worked. Waffles have a corrugated surface. The implication being that its topology is the result of convolution; it's antithetical to a straight line. If that's its origin, I get it. I like geometric metaphors. Thanks. Imagine usage _before_ the internet. You'd be stuck with the King's English (or at least your instructor's version of it), and you just wouldn't be exposed to other dialects without traveling. Really adds to the language's variety. Trust me~ it gets old when distant people impose upon you demands concerning their 'right way,' though. Talk about the heighth of arrogance! That was some provincial usage funny for ya, from the top of Appalachia's Laurel Mountains. Hope it ain't too thick.

I can say that I enjoyed your video, and learned a bit, as well. As a fellow GT owner (I have a '95 Karakoram that I bought new many years ago, and just restored is a couple of years ago), I hope you continue to make videos!

Cycling is one of my passions too, even though I am new to it. This video truly helped me understand more on how to true a wheel. Received my spoke tool today and will give it a go. Good luck to me! Thanks again

Great video. Really clear explanation and good way to remember which way to turn the spoke key. Your enthusiasm and love of bikes comes across...there something very satisfying about fixing up a bike with a bit of tlc. Cheers!

Such a great video !! Having looked at a number of other videos all morning i was feeling dispair. But agter half an hour or so with this, my wheels are doing great !!!!

Really helpful and came up in my feed just when I needed it. Haven't trued a wheel in decades

ok I just watched 10 videos on the topic and yours was clearly the best one. Thank you for that!

This is why we have KZread !! So we can do it ourselves and save some cash, many thanks for your simple explanation, I now have the confidence to repair this bike I was given with 2 ‘wonky’ wheels 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Thank you. It's a tricky operation but you made it simple in your explanation especially for those of us amateurs who don't want to buy the truing stand etc. Thanks again.

Great video! Good photography, great diction, and wonderful help! Thanks!

Oh my God, you have BY FAR made the best video on this, I should know, I watched most of them & they just got me even more confused by everyone saying different methods, this is simple & straight to the point!!

the GT visualization really helped me true my wheel. I'm never going to forget it

Never actually occurred to me you could straighten rims this way :O Excellent tutorial!

Man, thank you so much! I was turning my spokes backwards this whole time. This is the kind of trick you pass down to your kids. Great stuff!

@doricdave7192

5 жыл бұрын

I noticed that in the video but he didn't explain they should be turned opposite way!

@chesshead3943

4 жыл бұрын

@@doricdave7192 Copying from another post: Spoke nipples aren't reverse threaded, but when you're turning them, it seems that way because you're turning them from the bottom, not the top like you would a regular nut or bolt. With the spoke pointing at you, it's lefty-loosey righty-tighty. Imagine the tire/tube/rim-strip not being there - if you were to turn the top of the nipple with a screw driver, the threading is normal... ridemonkey.bikemag.com/threads/trying-to-tighten-spokes-makin-a-real-mess-of-things-help.231701/

I want to say thanks I straighten my motorbike wheel I just built by watching your video!

This video does a far better job at explaining this. I followed the instructions and was able to straighten my wheel that I thought wasn't fixable!! Thank you so much

This is by far the best explanation of spoke orientation. I have seen great job.

Superb! I made films for a living for nearly four decades. Now, I know how to adjust my spokes, too. THANKS!

The amount of detail in this video was great. Awesome video!

This helped, I am 14 years old and my back wheel was wobbly and after some messing around, I fixed it (it is the bike on my profile picture), thank you 😊

Wow thank you so much for posting this video. Finally I feel like I "know what I'm doing" with spoke tension and truing. Thumbs up

This is amazing. Don't even have a bicycle yet but I'm glad I stumbled on to this.

I'm probably the most in-apt home bike mechanic on the face of the Earth, however thanks to your video managed to straighten badly buckled wheel :) Cheers mate, much appreciated! I.

I needed this video. KZread algorithm and you, to the rescue. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

Thank you, this video was very helpful! I'll finally remember the direction as "G".

Yes this was useful thank you. My original search was to find a video that would help me make sure the wheel was a perfect circle as I require a rotor for a Bedini energizer. But this straightening of the wheel is something I forgot to take into account and would be super-important to consider. So major kudos sir. Have a great day.

Just wanted to say a big thank you, I’ve just for the first time ever trued my wheel. Between watching this video and RJ the bike dude I’ve been able to do this myself to which I never thought possible 🤘🏻

Finally trued my first wheel at 50 years old!..... Thanks for video, definitely helped that you explained first why this technic works and not just 'the how to do it'. I also wrote L on the spokes that needed to loosen, as well as the T. Watch this video a few times and be patient. It should work in the end, thanks again 👍

@pollyg562

Жыл бұрын

true that

You are a born educator: many thanks. I actually WANT to get on with the job.

Great tip! I was trying to remember how to adjust spokes today to help out a young fella with a bent wheel. The GT mnemonic will stick in my head. Thanks for the clear explanation

@Kawawaymog

4 жыл бұрын

GT = Great Tip

Didn’t know that! I thought spokes centered the hub in terms of centre of the whole wheel, never understood it also controls wheel run out. Really interesting and useful!!!

I'll need to check this on my new bike. Never did it before but I feel a understand it completely after watching this video. Great job and thanks!

I seen 3 other videos on this subject and this one helped me to best understand how to true a rim. Thank you so much!! I like the GT method you described, it will help me not get confused. GT method on GT bike.

I have a thing for 3 wheel adult bicycles. They are very handy and when you stop you have a comfortable place to sit. So I put a 3" raked and lowered springer, ape hangers, and a saddle from and FLH Harley on it. Rear view mirrors, aoooga horn, old style headlight, nutsack tail light, red dice for the valve stems, Schwinn crate style pedals, beer holder, and a seriously lowered saddle and it is a cool ride that stops people dead in the street. Of course that got addictive so now I have 5 of them all choppered except for the one that looks like a 3 wheeled beach cruiser. I've loved bicycles since I was a kid and it was the only entertainment we had. Thank you for the video. I hate how to videos that go on forever when they could just get right to the point. Yours was easy to understand.

Geez, using a pencil is such a great idea that's so obvious yet never thought about. Thank you for that.

Very good video. Thanks for explaining in easy way to align wheel spikes. I have to adjust on my bikes will try this method. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent video! Well done - clear and straightforward. Thank you.

Thank you for making this video! I look forward to try fixing my wobbly wheel this weekend!

loved the vid iv watched many but this one was the most interesting easy to folow and more detailed thank you hope u do more

Thanks that was a excellent presentation on it. I have a badly bent rim and now I’m going to try and fix it. Awesome job!!

Crystal clear tutorial. Thanks man ! Thanks to you i fixed my rear wheel.

@pocket83squared

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks.

I've really enjoyed your lecture about spoke tension and the way to go about it.

I like Gt method. I have taken several bike shop classes including one on wheel building and this has always been a short set of mental gymnastics to get the tighten vs loosen the nipple turning direction thing correct. Thanks!

Great video for truing a wheel, it helped me greatly. Many thanks and keep up the good work.

Thanks for sharing, and nice ride for 20bucks, 65 and fixing my daughter's old bike, from 90s, its beautifulthing to breathe life back into it and go for ride.

Thank you so much. Saved me from paying to retrue at the shop and also for looking like a big idoit trying to figure out lefty loosy at the local bike co-op

Thanks for the vid. I've watched others but they were confusing, this one is ideal to get you started

Pocket your videos are really interesting! The way you present the video subject can make any subject extremely interesting! Thank you for making great content

This video was great. I have ingrained in my head "lefty loosey righty tighty", but it's the opposite procedure for tightening spokes, so I tell myself "loosen to tighten". Same for adjusting rim brake spring tension. Although your mnemonic is probably better for most people. Good luck truing your wheels everyone

This is useful knowledge i surprisingly never thought if researching! And it would have been useful at several occasions! Thanks!

Thanks for the clear and do-able tutorial.

Thanks for layman explanation. Helpful and need some practise now. Thank again.

Excellent explanation... thank you. I need to watch again

Thank you for posting this. I've watched a couple other guides but your guide complete's it. Thank you.

Nice video! First I seen without all the expensive special equipment and straight to the point!!

Well done. Excellent synopsis of this process. Appreciate it.

Thank you for keeping this simple.

That is a nice bike for 20 bucks! I love truing wheels, it is so therapeutic. I've finally managed to understand radial truing and make significant improvements on a wheel with a bad hop.

Worked for me. Just did my beach cruiser that i had a bend in it for 9 years. After a few spokes broke from another bike, i replaced them, then decided to fix it. Thank you pocket83 (squared)!

Thanks, A nice simple explanation. Your positive statement that your audience would get it makes you a good teacher

usefull thanks for posting. I cycled in Sri Lanka on a new bike and started to brake spokes. What a night mare, I lost days and miles trying to get someone to fix the bike in a foreign country. Four different bike mechanics worked on the bike but never really fixed the problems and I bought a new rim when I returned to canada. thanks again for posting

This was great - thanks! 2 quick tips that work for me is hanging a clothespin from the last spoke adjusted if running for a phone call, break, etc. I also find 'tagging' spokes with painter's tape to ID ones needing new nipples or replacement comes in handy. Love the Gt method and will never 2nd guess myself now.

so far, this is the best trying video I have seen by far

Really thanks man, awesome work at explaining the theory.. really helped me learn the principle

Thank you for explaining it the way you did... Help me out tons!

R J Guy was all over the place, your clip was easy to follow for the DIY bike mechanic. Cheers!

Great info More than I saw in others on his topic. Thanks !