Electric Bike Kits and conversions

Wheel building video tutorial

In this free video guide to bicycle repair and maintenance, learn how to build a bicycle wheel from bicycle mechanic Pancho Herrera. Pancho will demonstrate how to calculate spoke length for a bicycle wheel, how to prepare spokes for a bicycle wheel, how to place drive side pulling spokes and left side pulling spokes, how to place static spokes, how to prepare a bicycle wheel for tensioning, how to tension a bicycle wheel, how to fine tune a bicycle wheel, how to relieve stress in a bicycle wheel, how to dish a bicycle wheel, and how to true a bicycle wheel.

This applies for building your electric hub wheel.

Credit to Pancho Herrera and his online instructional.


Tools for Building a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Measuring Spoke Length when Building a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Calculating Spoke Length for a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Preparing Spokes for a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Placing Drive Side Pulling Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Placing Left Side Pulling Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Placing Static Spokes in a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Preparing a Bicycle Wheel for Tensioning — powered by eHow.com


How to Tension a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Fine Tuning a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


Relieving Stress in a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


How to Dish a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com


How to True a Bicycle Wheel — powered by eHow.com