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thebiketube.com A vital step in bicycle wheel building is prepping the spokes with some kind of spoke prep. There are two reasons to prep spokes: 1. Provides lubrication while you are lacing and truing the wheel 2. It becomes like a thread-lock after it the wheel is laced. You can use prep that is manufactured specifically for wheel building or Linseed Oil. They both work well. When building a rear wheel where spoke lengths differ, it's important not to mix the spokes. For this reason, Wheelsmith Spokeprep comes as two colors spoke prep. You use one color for the drive side spokes and the other for the non-drive, which helsp keep them separate when you lace the wheel. Linseed Oil can be found at a local hardware store or Art shop (its used to thin oil paints). The point of spoke prep is to provide some lubrication when lacing and truing the wheel and then to act as a bit of a thread-lock to keep spokes from easily loosening. Whith spokeprep it's important to not use too much. Dip it just to the threads and then roll the excess off.
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What Makes the Ideal Bike Wheel?

For most casual riders a wheel which is strong and durable while being lightweight and relatively cheap is the ideal combination. However, if you are a more serious rider then the answer to the question is a lot more complicated. Are you a hill climber, a time trialist, a track expert or a downhill expert?

If you are racing then you might think the obvious answer is a fast wheel. But what is a fast wheel? Again, it depends on the scenario. A fast wheel in the world of hill climbing is going to be ultra light. But an ultra light wheel is not going to be fast at all on the track or during a time trial event, and it certainly won't be any good on gravel or a downhill course because lightness usually also means a lack of strength.

So, you need to decide on your purpose before going off and choosing a wheelset to buy. If you are a specialist in a particular riding discipline then you might find your choice fairly easy to make but if you like to compete at multiple disciplines then you may want to consider investing in several different wheelsets to suit each purpose.

Another thing to take into consideration is your body weight. Heavier riders of more than say 180lbs body weight will need to consider the strength of their wheels. Strength for a heavy rider is likely to be more important than lightness as in order to do well in an event or even to win it you need to guarantee that you will finish the course. This is especially true for off-road events as the last thing you need is a dented rim.

The strength of a bike wheel comes mainly from the spokes. You may find some people talking about the virtues of less spokes equalling less weight etc, but that's not necessarily true because if you reduce the number of spokes then you will have to compensate with stronger rims which means more material used in their construction which means more weight. Also, if you are going to submit your wheels to impacts on the course, which is likely if you are taking part in a downhill event then you will need to consider spoke tension. The higher the tension, the more resistant to impacts the wheel will be.

It's not all in the spokes though, the strength of the rim does play an important part. For example, take a look at a mountain bike rim compared to a road bike rim. It's much wider, and this gives it greater strength but at the expense of more weight. If you want to enhance the strength of your wheels then the best way to achieve that is to increase the number of spokes and then make them as tight as possible to help them resist impacts and therefore damage to the wheel rim.

So what else do you need to look for when buying your next set of wheels? Well, the hub is another important part. It should be made of aluminum and it should be forged rather than machined. Aluminum because it is lighter and easier to lace up with spokes due to the ability to deform the flange. You can get all sorts of great looking shapes with a machined hub but it won't be as strong as a properly forged hub.

You will mainly have a choice of steel or aluminium rims but you should steer well clear of steel rims. They will last longer due to the walls not wearing out due to braking but they are not effective under braking when it is wet. You can combat this slightly by having leather brake blocks but these will wear out exceptionally quickly.

Another thing to consider with rims is ceramic coating. There are some advantages to this. For example an aluminum rim that has been given a ceramic coating will last a lot longer than the bare aluminum rim. It will also be more effective at braking in the wet. However, there are also a couple of downsides. The first is the cost. Ceramic coated wheels are expensive. The second downside is heat. In an uncoated rim, heat is transferred to the metal of the rim and is then naturally dissipated. A ceramic coating though prevents this and so the heat stays in the brake block and brake blocks can melt. This means you will probably need to invest in special brake blocks which are able to cope with the heat. However, if you do this, you will find that braking performance is not as good in the dry as with a bare aluminum rim. Ah, choices, choices.

So, as I said before there are no easy answers. It depends what your wheel will be used for and it will depend on how much money you have to invest.

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Tensioning a bicycle wheel to a working tension is done using a spoke driver. Learn how to tension a bicycle wheel in this free video on bicycle wheel building. Expert: Pancho Herrera Bio: Pancho Herrera is passionate about cycling. Pancho races for the SLO Nexus Club on road and mountain bikes. Pancho also has 25 years cycling experience as a competitor and pro shop mechanic. Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves
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What to Know About Fixed Wheel Bicycles

A fixed wheel bicycle is different from a multiple speed bicycle because it has no freewheel. It does not under any circumstances allow the rider to coast. Why? When the rear wheel is in motion so are the pedals. On a one speed, or fixed wheel, the sprocket is directly attached to the hub. A sprocket is a toothed wheel meshed with a chain.

Riders prefer this way of riding for a number of reasons. The belief that the pedaling rhythm is smoother because there are fewer, if any, interruptions while the bicycle is in motion. The constant pedaling prevents the legs from stiffening up and encourages the blood flow. This is believed to occur because the pedals do not stop if the rear wheel is spinning. Therefore the cause, some feel, of the loss of suppleness, the habit of coasting, is not available to riders.

Further advantages to this type of bicycle are that it is lighter in weight for the simple reason that it does not need the hardware that a comparable multiple speed cycle does and as a result is easier to fix if something breaks. Also there is less chain to deal with as it is shorter due to the fact that it is a straight line from the pedal crank to the wheel hub.

When descending a hill a disadvantage to riding a single speed bicycle often manifests itself. The difficulty comes when a rider is forced to pedal faster all the way down. As always they cannot try to coast as they do on a bicycle with a freewheel, but brakes can be applied, if done properly. The consequences of an attempt at costing could range from a kick in the trailing by a pedal to falling after losing control.

Another problem beginners seem to have occurs when a rider tries to corner at speed. The pedals, if they stick out too far, tend to strike the ground. If this happens a loss of control could occur when the rear wheel loses contact with the ground. A fall is inevitable. A preventative measure is to ensure that ground clearance is sufficient and that the pedals are not too big.

To riders of a fixed wheel bicycles the advantages of riding it surpass the disadvantages by a wide margin. Especially when former riders of multiple speed bicycles become comfortable with the change in style and the fewer options available to them for getting down a hill. After all coasting is not allowed. What appeals to them is the simpler ride and the closer connection to road and bike.