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Bicycle wheelbuilding tools explained

A list of all the tools needed for building bicycle wheels. Pros and cons of various wheel-building tool models.

Difference between JIS and Phillips screwdriver standards

Phillips, JIS, and Pozidriv screwdrivers explained

There are screwdrivers that don’t slip (come out, “cam-out”) when unscrewing a tight screw. How to tell those, what are the differences?

Broken, damaged, wrecked, or malfunctioning bicycle parts

Broken / damaged bicycle parts

Display of malfunctioning, damaged, or broken bicycle parts, with brief explanations

Table of measured hub dimensions, important for bicycle wheel building

Hub dimensions datasheet – for spoke length calculation

Table with measured hub dimensions that are important for calculating optimal spoke length when building bicycle wheels

Effective rim diameter (ERD) datasheet

Table with a list of effective rim diameter (ERD) data that I have measured. Along with some other rim related data for bicycle wheel building.

Hub dimensions important for bicycle wheelbuilding

Hub measurement for bicycle wheelbuilding

Important hub dimensions that need to be taken in order to calculate the optimal spoke length for bicycle wheelbuilding. What to measure and how to do it.

Explanation of what is the effective rim diameter (ERD)

Effective rim diameter (ERD) explained

How to measure effective rim diameter (ERD) and a datasheet with effective rim diameter of various rims. Knowing ERD matters for bicycle wheelbuilding.

Bicycle wheel building basics

How to true a bicycle wheel? How to build strong wheels? Which spokes and rims are the best? I give all these answers (and a bit more) here.

Canyon Sender 6 - external housing routing, along the down-tube, behind a plastic cover

Routing brake and shifter housing and cables

How to route housing and cables for bicycle shifters and brakes, so that it all works smoothly, precisely with as little friction as possible.

Set of Campagnolo road shifter and brake cables and housing, by Jagwire

Bicycle shifter, brake cable, and housing standards

What standards for bicycle shifter and brake cables and housing exist. What are the differences. How to tell, what to pay attention to.

Symbolic engraving says: "In life and on a bicycle, in order to keep the balance, you must keep moving".

Custom made wheel for a great man

Custom made wheel for a great man. 🙂

Front chainring mounting standards

Bicycle front chainring mounting standards – according to the number of mounting bolts and diameter of the circle they are spaced along.

How to fix bicycle making strange sounds / noises

Bicycle makes strange sounds

“My bicycle is making strange sounds”. Creaking, or clicking. How to determine the source of the sounds, in order to fix it.

"Copper grease" and carbon mounting paste

Mounting and anti seize pastes

Mounting and anti seize pastes (“copper grease”, carbon paste etc.) that are used for bolt thread and part preparation before mounting and tightening.