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Has not been stuck for long
This shop builds the best wheels!
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I wish you have included the NOVATEC PREMIUM XD602SB-B12
i see u might've been a bit nervous with the camera but great info and tour of the different set ups you do. thanks for the inspiration boss keep it up 👍😁
When the tool wears out does it under report or over report the tension?
Where's the profile hubs in this ? There's a reason people rippers are using the racing hub and even the ZCoaster
None of the cheaper options reviewed. Just all this ret. tard ed boutique stuff that costs as much as a bike
thank you master!
Can't stand noisy hubs! Onyx Vesper for the win, super quiet and will absolutely out coast everybody!
I wish..mine would come out like.that
Love this tutorial as I have not seen a lot of people use ultimaker. I thought I was the only one lol! Earned a sub!
I wish searching was possible on youtube comments because it must have been asked before. You said you are tightening the spokes for low spots and loosen them for high spots. Isn't that supposed to be the other way around?
Sad to break that beautifully crafted 300 likes number, but you deserve it, because This video is TOTALLY UNDERRATED.
Just bought the Pro 5 Trial/SS hub. I have the Pro 4 SS/T and it has been great but since I was building up a new wheel set I decided to get the Pro 5. Probably give the Pro 4 to a friend
What do you do on a carbon frame with an aluminum insert? Like for the rear brake.
Amazing video very informative but I’m having a problem. So I did everything I wanted to and went to print it and it paused fine (fyi I’m using a ender 5) and I take the filament out and a notification pops up and says out of filament so I put the new color back in and then press continue. It ask would you like to resume print and I press yes so it unpauses but the nozzle just stays ing the corner I put it and it just stays there the entire time so I just have to end it. Any suggestions?
Nothing says pro like a spoke wrench where the paint has come off.
it seem I have a squeeze in my rear hub any ideas thanks
Congratulations on producing this video, it certainly helped a lot, for many who had doubts about assembling wheels, one of the most complete videos I've ever seen, very Top.
I just made my first attempt at lacing a wheel ( don't ask lol) so I recently watched quite a few how-to videos on the subject. Wish I had found this video first! Awesome video, i gained WAY more clarity on the subject, I tip my hat to you Sir and immediately subscribe. A couple questions, I'm lacing a 20 x 4 1/4 in. rear wheel on a OCC chopper, so i don't have to alternate head and shoulder inside and next spoke outside???
How do you anodize
Hello Chris, I want to upgrade my tandem to a racer. I want to install a Shimano 105 crankset. How do I do that with the crankset? Do I use a 2x11 and add another inner chainring for the connection chain and for the front crankset only use the inner ring? Can you point me in the right direction? Cheers Daniel
I have the same tandem bike. It uses a special small chain ring that is machined to include a timing chain ring as well. I find this design superior as it doesn’t make the bottom bracket of the Stoker twist and flex so much like the comotion tandem. If you do not want to go with the custom small chain ring, You can run a regular 2x crankset and use the small chain ring as your timing sprocket, and treat the whole system as a 1x. I have done this on my previous tandem bike and it works great. Only downfall is, you’ll need a large cassette in the rear to get a granny gear.
Where can I find the file to print this?
Its still not easy to watch. I guess i hoped Iohan would ride with us forever. But i think he will be were he always was: just out of sight, just around a corner, on a far away road i could only dream of. Thank you Chris.
where to get this calib device
Can I install a 4.9” tire on 65mm rim?
One thing you didnt mention at all was bearing quality and manufacturing quality. We roll around on our hubs. These are the very first aspects Id consider on any hub. Quality is proven. It needs to be inspected. We cannot assume quality based on any price. Knowing that quality control is an overpriced, inconvenient joke in this bike industry makes me all the more suspicious. Bearings , seals and the tolerances used in manufacturing to install bearings will determine how well they can possibly roll. There are well proven engineering/manufacturing standards regarding 'interference fit' for cartridge bearings. Any competent mechanical engineer or machinist recognizes this. Many blingy, noisy, overpriced hubs with numerous engagements use cheap over the counter Asian made bearings. Many Ive precision inspected dont bother to inspect tolerances or overlook the thickness of anodizing . This is a very common mishap in the manufacturing of many precision products. Plating or coatings need to be accounted for when machining a part that accepts a precision bearing intended any sort of fit, interference or otherwise. The required tolerances for a high end bearing can be within tenths of thousandths of an inch. These are the standards used in high end manufacturing. They are critical to proper function and service life of the bearing. If the interference fit is too much, it forces the races to crush the balls and lessens their service life. If its too little, the bearing can move in its housing out of alignment and or damage it housing. I always measure both bearings and the parts they are pressed into as a matter of machinist practice. I do it before I install the bearings. You will need some fairly expensive measuring instruments to measure interference fits. It cannot be accurately inspected with mere calipers which can barely measure within .001". A very high degree of accuracy is required. In the case of Chris King, they make their own stainless angular contact bearings. Even the individual balls! No other manufacturer i'm aware of manufactures their own bearings. These particular bearings use circlips and rubber seals, so theyre serviceable for life. You dont throw these bearings away. You simply service them. They are infinitely adjustable for preload and wear (angular contact) which is an excellent feature that can greatly increase the life of bearings. Its basically the same system as a cup and cone or loose ball hub. As a machinist, mechanical inspector and professional wheel builder, Chris King makes the best hubs on earth. Theyre the best value IF you ride lots and keep your gear more than a few short years. Theres a good reason they're prohibitively expensive. IF you take them apart, analyze their mechanisms and inspect their build tolerances. The King's ring drive mechanism is incredibly strong if you'd look at it closer. Its not complex at all. Its Just different than anything else. Its sort of a helical ring gear and screw . It grips harder (thru screw action) the harder you pedal. The strength of the hub shell is the limiting factor. In about 25 years of owning King hubs Ive never replaced a single bearing. Ive put well over 100000 dirty miles on all my King hubs. I service my hubs every other year or whenever the axle starts to feel the tiniest bit gritty. Theyre almost maintenance free hubs. The driver actually requires service more often than the bearings, but quite simple (if time consuming) to flush out and re-lube. I've serviced well over 100 Chris king hubs for customers and I've never replaced a single bearing in decades. Ive bought several badly neglected used King hubs with seemingly wrecked bearings and all they required was a flush with tri flow, blow out with compressed air, and repacking. Then they were perfect again. Same goes for my customer's abused hubs. You'll want to take care of these bearings. They cost $70+ per bearing.
Yeah, the only way I would be able to make that happen would be with some pedal assist. But, I bet the ride down would be fun.
Fantastic video! Any thoughts on Novatec?
Thank you for all this effort. It seems though something's wrong with the hub sound recordings. If you still have the hubs maybe you can do a sound only one? More hubs to consider: Nonplus, Syntace, Newman ... :) Cheers!
Hey there. I'm 29 and just picked up mtb (specifically emtb). This is the hobby of my dreams and I love it. I feel so alive since I discovered it. Am I too old to work in a bike shop? I mean I have tons of customer service, years and years. I already have a connection with the manager because he is my personal mechanic, and our chats last at least an hour every visit. I feel I have the attitude for it but I also feel my age will hinder me from actually snagging a side job there.
Thanks Chris. So sorry about Iohan...
Nice work! How did you do the other side?
Your teaching has really improved my skills. Thank you. Turning specific amounts on each side for the whole wheel make that much quicker. I have a couple questions.. 1 Is retentioning spokes frequently required if you jump lots? 2 Is it acceptable on the bike to just blast thru a rim that needs tensioning with the tire on? Thank you
Will they let me attempt this on an electric unicycle? 😳 lol
Im confused
He was the man who didn't exchange freedom for an boring office
Awesome tip, definitely putting that in my back pocket. I always drop the hardware into the hardest to reach places of my shop floor haha.
I started machine shop with completely 0 experience. Didn’t even know how to properly use calipers. I did my 1st job after 2 weeks learning only from youtube. Now 10 years in approved vendor for some of the biggest aerospace companies on the world. 😊 good luck to everyone I forgot to add only one minus ( I lost a lot of hair) lol
any tips or advice for someone looking to start up a shop?
What a tragedy, such a wonderful human being. I'd followed his travels for years, such an inspirational narrator/ film maker. I shall rewatch all I've saved of his travels many times. RIP Iohan.
I did this and resliced and it doesn’t pause 😢😢
I didn't think to mention it in the video but when setting up the script, there is a drop down labeled "method", make sure that method matches the firmware your printer uses as some firmware will use a different code to pause the printer.
Imagine taking your bike to a shop and they start using this tool on your bike😂
Using tools as intended is bad?
Two years ago you gave me the recommendation for White industries which was super rad. I’m interested in Hadley now. is there any advantage over the industry nine hydras? I appreciate rolling speed more than engagement.
Glad it was helpful! Hadley remind me an awful lot of White Industries. I do think Hadley seem to roll a bit nicer than I9 if you are not worried about losing a little bit of engagement but to be fair, both are great hubs.
Great video, but honestly the cassette literally falls off on the trail, if the wheel is out.....
Thanks! There is a tiny o-ring inside the endcap that gets damaged pretty easily. If you replace that, it should help with the cassette falling off.
Dartmoor, a polish small bike company that makes bikes and parts, also makes hubs, the Reel pro 102 v.2, Reel expert are some nice and cheap hubs. they got a 102 or 108 poe, just simple, reliable and easy to service hubs.
ok, i just followed this for the neptune 4 max and it paused, but it also immediately after extruding, continued... so any suggestions?
I didn't think to mention it in the video but when setting up the script, there is a drop down labeled "method", make sure that method matches the firmware your printer uses as some firmware will use a different code to pause the printer.
Nice guide Chris… helped a lot with my wheel build. Thanks.
Happy it helped!
bro made that faster than wifi💀
Hahaha
so no profile? really?
I didn't have any around when I made the video and we rarely get demand for them on mountain bikes. With that said, they are great hubs still.