I Broke a Spoke. Now What? | Shop Talk Live from Sea Otter

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • So you've broken a spoke. What does it mean and what can you do about it?
    This talk was one of the clinics Calvin and Truman put on at the 2019 Sea Otter Classic bike festival, offering expertise and advice.
    Have you ever broken a spoke? What caused it? Tell your story below!
    ➤ Also see Truman's seminar on the noises your bike makes, and what you can do about them: • Why is My Bike Making ...
    ➤ Take a closer look at the MW-1 Mobile Workshop: • Introducing the MW-1 M...
    ➤ Tools & materials used:
    • TS-4.2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand - www.parktool.c...
    • SP-7 Side Cutter Pliers - www.parktool.c...
    • SW-7.2 Triple Spoke Wrench - www.parktool.c...
    • FR-5.2H Cassette Lockring Tool with Handle - www.parktool.c...
    • RR-12 Tape Measure - www.parktool.c...
    • SW-0 Spoke Wrench - www.parktool.c...
    • CL-1 Synthetic Blend Chain Lube - www.parktool.c...
    • TM-1 Spoke Tension Meter - www.parktool.c...
    ➤ Fix It:
    Did you know that Park Tool is the #1 resource for bicycle repair education?
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    • Visit the Repair Help section of Parktool.com: www.parktool.co...
    • Check out The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: www.parktool.c...
    ➤ About Park Tool:
    Since our founding in 1963, Park Tool has been the leading name in bicycle tools. Our UA-cam channel is an extension of our mission to be the ultimate resource for mechanics and riders of all skill levels. Here you will find comprehensive repair help tutorials for a wide range of components and processes, as well as troubleshooting guides, tips and tricks, and information on the latest Park Tool products.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 217

  • @knott4me561
    @knott4me561 5 років тому +285

    I could listen to Calvin all day .such a passionate knowledgeable guy and a credit to park tools and if I'm honest the main reason I got in to buying park tools .

  • @jimboyle1967
    @jimboyle1967 5 років тому +162

    Calvin is such a natural teacher, a true imparter of knowledge. Great to watch and listen to.

    • @MrJx4000
      @MrJx4000 4 роки тому

      Jim, that's right and I didn't hear one peep out of him about climate change and how we're all going to die in 12 years.

    • @donchristie420
      @donchristie420 4 роки тому +3

      J4000x why bring politics into this discussion- sparky

    • @GameplayerSolCley
      @GameplayerSolCley 2 роки тому +1

      Yes! that`s is the point, he is a natural teacher.
      A very good teacher.

    • @GameplayerSolCley
      @GameplayerSolCley 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrJx4000 😶‍🌫

    • @Stupidityindex
      @Stupidityindex 2 роки тому

      WoW. He takes off with a live audience.

  • @josereneducharme142
    @josereneducharme142 5 років тому +14

    Entertainer, educator. Calvin is the man of so many trades.

    • @alonzomartii
      @alonzomartii 4 роки тому

      That's why park tools loves him

  • @scholzdigital
    @scholzdigital 5 років тому +5

    Thanks Calvin and Park Tools for doing such a great job teaching us. Love it!

  • @GameplayerSolCley
    @GameplayerSolCley 2 роки тому +1

    I will love to work for free with you even for 2 days a week, but I live in the caribbean.
    😮‍💨
    I does learn so much from you all park tools guys.
    I does save so much money thanks to you.

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 Рік тому

    Keep the correct spares on hand in your breakdown kit with spoke keys .

  • @justjordan8018
    @justjordan8018 4 роки тому +3

    I'm riding my cheap road bike with a missing spoke. Thought of replacing, forgot and did a 60 km tour. Guess I'm good no repairs needed :) Funny thing it's a rim break road bike and the wheel is still true, I blame it on the heavy duty cheap rims.

  • @juanpatriciokehoe4880
    @juanpatriciokehoe4880 8 місяців тому

    calvin is a legend

  • @pierlucricher3376
    @pierlucricher3376 4 роки тому

    Verry nice ! Never though i would have watched this whole video but your quite a character ! Ill check more parktools videos !

  • @ZaydDepaor
    @ZaydDepaor 3 роки тому +3

    He must have been a school teacher and his informative and entertaining talk deserves a much bigger crowd in real life, but I guess compensated by 120,000 crowd on youtube.

  • @futureshock7425
    @futureshock7425 5 років тому +1

    Where are these being held at , would love to meet the legendary Calvin

  • @pgrieger
    @pgrieger 3 роки тому

    So interesting to read the comments after learning through watching. I can't stand the presentation and admire everyone else who can get up to get the job done

  • @rterry2752
    @rterry2752 4 роки тому

    I ride mountain bikes, rocks flip up and hit the spokes all the time,,,, and snap !

  • @pauljames1978
    @pauljames1978 5 років тому +1

    7:49 or work out the spoke length by ERD of the rim

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 5 років тому +1

    With some types of rims you have to take off the tire because nipples are internal

  • @DaveNarn
    @DaveNarn 5 років тому +3

    Took me 5 broken spokes before I gave up and bought a better made wheel.
    Just not worth dealing with the original junk wheels.

  • @francismarion4875
    @francismarion4875 3 роки тому

    Thankyou, I’m fixing it myself… No shop

  • @xJuiCYxxJaYx
    @xJuiCYxxJaYx 4 роки тому

    Hello, are there any seminars like this in toronto?

  • @ericpatterson8596
    @ericpatterson8596 5 років тому

    Great job park tools ! I learn alot from them !!

  • @orrprosegaming7851
    @orrprosegaming7851 5 років тому

    How I broke a spoke: drifting at 20 mph which I had done before on a thinner rim and was fine and the spokes snapped and the rim bend in half

  • @shelbertoswaggapants873
    @shelbertoswaggapants873 4 роки тому

    Nice Bevis impression! 3:51

  • @82ogo
    @82ogo 4 роки тому

    I would buy anything. Please visit my town.

  • @Pillokun
    @Pillokun 5 років тому

    What about us that break a spoke that comes loose from the rim and half the thread of the rim comes out with the nipple? :)

  • @lloydbenablo4001
    @lloydbenablo4001 3 роки тому

    I just had a minor accident recently and i notice when i got home one of my spoke bended, can you still straighten it with a pliers and just true the wheel normally or do i need to replace spokes?

    • @parktool
      @parktool  3 роки тому

      A small bend in a spoke may increase the tension but is typically not a major enough issue to replace a spoke.

  • @Yabogoad
    @Yabogoad 3 роки тому

    The presenter is great! The hecklers/audience are so annoying.

  • @mountainbiker9330
    @mountainbiker9330 4 роки тому

    Ride more and break more😬

  • @dukelamode1993
    @dukelamode1993 5 років тому

    so they give out free tools huh....., i'll be there in 20 min

  • @Jacksirrom
    @Jacksirrom 2 роки тому

    This really isn't very useful

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum 5 років тому +132

    There's always that one know-it-all who won't shut up from the front row...

    • @lukasagnevik1974
      @lukasagnevik1974 5 років тому +14

      Sounds like seth bike hacks

    • @colbyscott9822
      @colbyscott9822 4 роки тому

      @@lukasagnevik1974 That's what I was thinking, too. He's exactly the kind of guy that would do that, too.

    • @tonisbalonis4823
      @tonisbalonis4823 3 роки тому +1

      You guys do know he's literally asking them to give answers right

    • @Metal-Possum
      @Metal-Possum 3 роки тому +3

      @@tonisbalonis4823 It's okay to ask the audience, but I'm not talking about the audience as a whole, I'm talking about that one guy who shows up at all of these kinds of events, and is genuinely annoying and disruptive for the sake of his own narcissistic interests.

  • @Jt3az
    @Jt3az 5 років тому +185

    Well "spoken."

    • @___Bruh__
      @___Bruh__ 5 років тому

      John Tyler noice

    • @tonisbalonis4823
      @tonisbalonis4823 3 роки тому

      You have got to be kidding me

    • @djSpinege
      @djSpinege 3 місяці тому

      we're inside on the computer when we should be outspoken around

  • @globetlottel
    @globetlottel 4 роки тому +57

    Audience on location: 4
    Audience on UA-cam: 48k+

  • @danervin2530
    @danervin2530 5 років тому +50

    I had a professor like Calvin when I was in college. I literally took every class he offered- two of which had nothing to do with my major. Cal, keep doing your thing man!

    • @flawless7019
      @flawless7019 2 роки тому +2

      finding someone that has natural ability to teach is awe inspiring. i totally understand going out of your way to learn from that person

  • @TAMADrumsLover
    @TAMADrumsLover 5 років тому +14

    broke a spoke !?? omg!!! buy a new bike! :D

  • @TboneTenEighties
    @TboneTenEighties 5 років тому +11

    Had to get my rear stock wheel on my Canny Quick4 re-laced. Was popping a spoke on every other ride. DT Swiss.. Problem solved.

  • @robtwoll
    @robtwoll 4 роки тому +6

    2 a.m it was supposed to be movie night...watching Calvin videos instead, no regrets oh and i can't wait for the parts I ordered today to change the cassette, another master video guided by Calvin

  • @frakafrocka
    @frakafrocka 5 років тому +9

    Best bike mechanic in the world. Best bike tools in the world.

  • @newbeginnings8566
    @newbeginnings8566 Рік тому +2

    I want Calvin to come cycling with me... Of course his backpack will be full of tools and spares...

  • @bsimz008
    @bsimz008 3 роки тому +5

    dang it! It's already my sixth time breaking a spoke. At this point, I already spent more time and money replacing each broken one as compared to getting new sets of spokes on my rear wheel. Had the wheelset made less than 2 years ago.
    Should have had my LBS re-lace the entire wheel with new spokes.

    • @bsimz008
      @bsimz008 2 роки тому +1

      @@RealMTBAddict the rims are fine, the spokes not so much. I had the spokes replaced with a better set and they are doing great so far. I've riden almost 1000km since the rebuild. Mixed paved roads and single track

    • @bsimz008
      @bsimz008 2 роки тому

      @@RealMTBAddict I got the same rims. Laced it with pillar racing spokes

  • @seven9766
    @seven9766 4 роки тому +6

    "how do they bend the spoke at the end? That's right, they bend it. Don't worry about bending the spoke..." Hahahahahaaaaaa LMAO

  • @matiasm.3124
    @matiasm.3124 5 років тому +6

    Have a dirt jump bike and you broke a spoke near every month jumping..a bad 180 can break like 3 spoke ...

  • @kick2299
    @kick2299 5 років тому +13

    That heckler is painful!

  • @dumbr2098
    @dumbr2098 3 роки тому +3

    What breaks a spoke?
    Casing a 40ft double with a hardtail.

  • @deskelly9313
    @deskelly9313 5 років тому +5

    I'm very unknowledgeable but live in New Zealand. How am I going to get my clumsy hands on a PT bottle-opener for getting things wrong?

  • @aggibson74
    @aggibson74 Рік тому +1

    "I broke a spoke, what do I do?" ---"Buy $700 worth of Park Tools and fix it yourself" :)

  • @djSpinege
    @djSpinege 3 місяці тому +1

    real lesson of the day. Become a master at what you're passionate about.

  • @hyperseah
    @hyperseah 4 роки тому +3

    He sounds like he is teaching kindergarten kids. Priceless!

  • @ViswanathanMahalingam
    @ViswanathanMahalingam 3 роки тому +2

    Oh man being an engineer and a pasionate about cyclists, watching this is like relating academics to passion ... What a great apetite to mind and heart ❤️ ...

  • @Elephantine999
    @Elephantine999 Рік тому +1

    Park Tool makes great videos! :)

  • @Nirvezz
    @Nirvezz Рік тому

    I broke a spoke now what?
    LBS: just buy a new bike. We have a lot of good bikes you can put on credit.
    Reminds me how the bike mechanic at a shop I visited didn’t know what a bottom bracket was and claims they don’t come in different lengths. He highly suggested I just buy a new bike for $5k instead of a $25 bb for my chain ring to be distant from the frame.

  • @John-uo1qf
    @John-uo1qf 5 років тому +4

    I hit a stick that took out 75% of the spokes in my rear wheel - way more of a problem than fatigue

    • @ivanrodionov9724
      @ivanrodionov9724 4 роки тому

      Hmm that’s one hell of a stick! What spokes were you using?

  • @CyclingSteve
    @CyclingSteve 5 років тому

    Loved this, lubing and torquing my nipples asap.
    0:27 2pm Why is My Bike So Loud?
    Please say you recorded this???

  • @giffmiff5920
    @giffmiff5920 Місяць тому

    Absolutely brilliant...Calvin is in his element out of the studio. Roll up..roll up....and very very knowledgable.

  • @upward_onward
    @upward_onward 3 роки тому +1

    Wow...I'm becoming a fan of Park tool :)

  • @harrie974
    @harrie974 Рік тому

    I seem to break only j-bend spokes and no straight pull spokes. Is that a coincidence? Had a couple last year, all at the rear non-drive side braking at the bend with 3 different wheels.

  • @GOLTEB
    @GOLTEB 2 роки тому +2

    Imagine if all teachers at schools is like calvin, he makes learing fun.

  • @ianrice1778
    @ianrice1778 4 роки тому +3

    He's my favorite park tool guy

  • @yoeycrack1
    @yoeycrack1 2 роки тому

    I love how the dude is just destroying this guy at his own job answers everything right and knows specialized unless he works for them and try's to draw a crowd in ???

  • @antsarumae4659
    @antsarumae4659 4 роки тому +2

    Just sat in the shed truing my rear wheel for 6 hours only to overtighten a spoke and snap it. It was previously bent

  • @gpa1978
    @gpa1978 3 роки тому

    mmm I use 24 sopkes, I have one broken already...is it 23spokes like too little spokes to ride safe? wheel already deformed like no 32 hole well will, th ematter here is that I had to order a few spokes its christmas time so I´ll get them i a few weeks probably

  • @SolarizeYourLife
    @SolarizeYourLife Рік тому

    So how do you get to the sea otter festival from Marina without a car??? From out of state and don't drive... Hitchhike??!

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 Рік тому

    For my clients , buying a prefabricated wheel replacement is normally not an option . They get a prescription wheel that better meets their individual needs instead .

  • @mrd6093
    @mrd6093 Рік тому

    THAT WAS A GOOD DEMO FUNNY SHOW MAN . ACTUALLY I BROKE A SPOKE I BELIEVE PUTTING THE ONE UP BIKE LOCK ON MY BIKE WHILE IT BEING ON THE RACK WITH FRICTION MOVEMENT OF MY CAR .OR IN THE WOODS ON MY FAT TIRE E BIKE. OVERALL I FOUND OUT I HAVE TWO BROKEN SPOKES SO I M NOT RIDING THANKS TO YOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE RIDE QUALITY.

  • @taric7457
    @taric7457 3 роки тому +1

    Feynman of bike mechanics

  • @hugomundo4826
    @hugomundo4826 Рік тому

    "-If you don't get broken spokes, you're not riding enough."
    🚴🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Luxwinnen
    @Luxwinnen 2 роки тому +1

    In the space of his studio, he is a passionate educator but with a tendency towards some monotony, but once in the open air you get to see a different Calvin Jones. Almost an stand-up comedian. Wonderful teacher.

  • @davidgibbons3753
    @davidgibbons3753 Рік тому

    10out of 10for making bike repairs fun David bolton england😂😂

  • @mark38699
    @mark38699 2 роки тому

    I just carry three extra spokes with me everyday. It's not hard to carry them. I think park tool make him act a little corny

  • @brrrt6666
    @brrrt6666 3 роки тому +1

    7:38 metric rules!

  • @yakazoko3856
    @yakazoko3856 5 років тому +2

    Very instructive, as always ! :D
    The only think I do complain about Park Tool is their prices. :/

    • @Schlem
      @Schlem 5 років тому +4

      When you buy quality, you only complain about the price once.

  • @manuelluis5456
    @manuelluis5456 6 місяців тому

    A fine [Englih] teacher.I must reo
    comend him to my pupils .

  • @oftankoftan
    @oftankoftan 3 роки тому

    I guess the guy in the front row heard "spoke" and just didn't shut up.

  • @wurlabyscott
    @wurlabyscott 3 роки тому

    If you have problem with one, most likely all will be bad, if my bike would check them all

  • @ting280
    @ting280 5 років тому +2

    I broke like 8 spokes and the wheel just wobbled like a loose cone

  • @rogut8
    @rogut8 Рік тому +1

    Calvin is such a nice person. Would love to have all the teachers like Him. Great man.

  • @aboumawiyah
    @aboumawiyah 3 роки тому

    Broke 3 spokes with heavy braking/fkatspotting my tyre.

  • @jazzcookmusic5677
    @jazzcookmusic5677 Рік тому

    I broke a rear spoke yesterday and fatigue wasn't a factor. Only had about 22 miles in on a 45 mile ride. The spoke broke in half and it was the strangest thing that ever happened to me on my bike in 50 years of riding.

    • @bacardidoggo9670
      @bacardidoggo9670 Рік тому +1

      Sounds like a fault in the spoke material. It happens sometimes.

  • @uuzd4s
    @uuzd4s Рік тому

    Calvin May need to be placed on Caffeine Restriction after this 😳

  • @JamesBos
    @JamesBos 2 роки тому

    So. Much. Shit. Talking. In the crowd. I love it!

  • @geoengr3
    @geoengr3 3 роки тому

    290 + 12 = 5 million.
    Please send me my bottle opener.

  • @CapeBarnes
    @CapeBarnes 10 місяців тому

    Uh oh, I have 2 broken spokes on my back tire.

  • @paulthompson6745
    @paulthompson6745 3 роки тому

    unwatchable in this QA carnival barker format

  • @johnhayes1641
    @johnhayes1641 5 років тому +1

    Calvin, please come to the New York Bike Expo!!

  • @o-l_mate
    @o-l_mate 5 років тому +1

    Very good videos all over the channel, they are entertaining, and they are extremely helpful in situations when you need to fix something on your bike.

  • @AudreyBrataily
    @AudreyBrataily 5 років тому +2

    I wish I had your knowledge

  • @hennings8078
    @hennings8078 Рік тому

    Seaotter is unfortunately way to far for me but I'd love to watch Calvin and Truman all day long teaching about bike tech. Your UA-cam videos teaches thousands of home bike mechanics how to solve little and little bigger problems. Thanks a lot!!! Greeting from Germany 🔧

  • @ZaydDepaor
    @ZaydDepaor 3 роки тому

    DId he say "Could we have avoided that....Correct, by not having the kid." ? LOL

  • @Colinke
    @Colinke 5 років тому +2

    Simple, concise and informative.

  • @Fontgod
    @Fontgod Рік тому

    Nice one, one thing I noticed is he didn't explain that the removal of the cassette is actually a lot more difficult than it appears here (pre-loosened) due to needing to apply opposite rotational force on the sprocket whilst loosening lockring, ideally with a chain whip, an old chain or other tool.

  • @krishnansrinivasan830
    @krishnansrinivasan830 Рік тому

    Awesome & Thanks Sir 🙏🕊

  • @mthwnnthnspapa73
    @mthwnnthnspapa73 5 років тому +2

    Calvin is hilarious...🤣

  • @jamielawn1568
    @jamielawn1568 Рік тому

    Brilliant video. Im converting some steel rims to alloy and snapped a few spokes in the process of dismantling the wheel. Even though i dont own any park tools at the moment, i use the youtube channel all the time!

  • @stevecantin7625
    @stevecantin7625 4 роки тому +1

    Calvin is the heart and soul of Park Tools.

  • @paisfr
    @paisfr 5 років тому +2

    J'ai bien aimé . Merci . ) 👍

  • @BleakVision
    @BleakVision Рік тому

    What the hell would we do without Park Tool?

  • @lavonaltenhofen2725
    @lavonaltenhofen2725 3 роки тому

    Good teachers rise above class clowns.

  • @CityMedia256
    @CityMedia256 3 роки тому

    yes video for uganda

  • @tobystanski6468
    @tobystanski6468 4 роки тому

    15g spokes on new brizon wingflyer 16 broke on rockaway beach boardwalk; no parktool spoke threader in local bike store

  • @user3141592635
    @user3141592635 5 років тому

    Spokes can break easily if a person weights in at 185 kg but the specification says 130 kg maximum. However, even a comparable light person can break them if unevenly or unadequately tensioned.
    +what also floats in water ?
    -small stones ?

  • @mariozombie2843
    @mariozombie2843 5 років тому +1

    280 lbs and I'm breaking spokes left and right.

    • @Donje1979
      @Donje1979 5 років тому +1

      Change to a 3 cross pattern

  • @thesmf1210
    @thesmf1210 5 років тому +1

    see kids, learning is fun :)