Thanks, brother. Best technique video out there for lacing wheels. Flubbed three attempts before reorienting myself with your vid. Worked like a charm.
I want really thank you. I just bought a bmx 21tt and road my black beauty for one day, and realized i was rolling slowly instead of smooth and fast went back home to find my front wheel, was not trued properly. I decided to unlace the rim without realizing what did😫😫😫😥😥, yeah, i am a real bone head. But thanks to you!!! I was able relace my front wheel and, i can true the wheel also because i watched the 2nd video to this one. You guys at +bnc are the best thanks so much now i have two skills i can make money with.
I used to work at a bike shop in the mid-80's, I wish this tutorial was available back then. You really simplified the process for people to lace their own wheels. I have explained it to many customers that wanted to do it themselves, but more than half came in to have them trued and they would always overlap which created more work for me an the other guys. We would re-lace the last 18 or 24 spokes ourselves. Thank you for your excellent video.
two things i learned to do but still kinda hate doing. building a wheel. and drilling and tapping a frame for gyro tabs. cant remember how to do derailers and gears. that was always a piss off.
Thank you so much for making this video! I followed step by step from the beginning of the video you explained it in great details now I know how to lace a bmx wheel
Your instruction was super helpful. Thank you. Lacing a 305 wheel today. Smaller wheels mean more bending, I think. 349 was the smallest I've done before now.
thats shitty. my local shop used to charge 40$ and they put work in. pre stretched the spokes and stuff and tightened them back up so youd have less issues with a new wheel breaking in. the one wheel builder could build a wheel that was rock solid day one. and the other one had some tricks he used on certain peoples wheels that kept them going a long time. locktite the nipples. the blue semi permanent stuff. works like grease to prevent any issues of rust or grinding. but keeps those nipples tight. also if you run brakes you can use them as a ghetto truing stand, if you can get your wheel straight from side to side a small hop isnt too bad. and some shops charge less for just fixing a hop then a whole wheel truing.
Here in the Philippines only cost $2 each rim set, just bring your spokes hubs and rims..they will do the job and you gave them 4 to 5 dollars.. and all good... problem here is the parts were too expensive..😅 labor is cheap
Unless it's broken, no matter how bent a spoke is, it'll be straightened when you true the wheel. Otherwise, your wheel won't be true or get quickly untrue if it's not stiff enough.
Watched a few vids on lacing and they were hella confusing. Just came across this video and followed along so easily! Really well explained and made lacing look simple!! I will give lacing my first attempt tomorrow! Will let you know how it goes! Thanks brother!!!
hello sir this is awesome i dont have my own bmx yet but someday im going to have one bit im watching this tutorial so i have a k owledge on how to do this my self this is very educational to me please continue making tutorials i love bmx eaven though i dont have one yet but i am practicing on my mom japanese female bike love this tutorial sir watching from Philippines iirr
Doesn't this rim have offset spoke holes? Meaning the spokes on the LEFT hub flange, are threaded into the spoke holes on the RIGHT side of the rim, to increase the spoke angle and thereby increased wheel strength? This is the whole benefit of using an offset spoke hole rim design.
Definitely the best lacing vid thanks. Maybe I'll actually build my own wheels for my kink curb once it's time thanks to your video. Your definitely one of my favorite bmx youtubers👍
Dominic Cox I just built my wheels for my 2017 kink curb my wheel is a kink boulevard front hub with kink atlas rims and a kink incite cassette in the back
Absolutely amazing. One thing I would suggest is if it's a back hub with different sized flanges or if you have really small flanges it's better to start on certain sides and is sometimes also better to put the spokes in before you need to otherwise the spoke next to it will cover the hole and you can't get it in.
Thanks for your reply. I laced my first wheel yesterday and have watched over 30 youtube videos and they all tell you to start here or there but not explaining WHY. From my observation the reason you start from the left of the valve hole is because it is the top of the hole. If you start from the right side then the hole is at the bottom which will be wrong. You have one of the best videos. Maybe if you made another one and explain Why? you will have the best video. Thanks again.
Once all the spokes were in on one side I flipped it over and it’s no longer going over two and under one spoke. More like over one under one. The hub flanges are uneven, one big side one small side
Dam bro u make it look so easy.i spent all day litteraly tryna do my spokes but i couldnt bro just couldnt. but now after watchin your video it just looks so eazy even tho its not.. Thank you bro ur video is on point . think i actually learned something from you today might just get up n try n fix that fucker rite now at 11:26 pm
Don't forget to mention that some rims have offset and angled nipple holes which need to have the spoke installed correctly for proper wheel truing, great video though
This should work in theory with a 48 spoke as well, but be 4 groups of 12 Gonna give it my best shot and use your advice and see what happens. Thanks for the help bro! Much Love
I have a question why didnt you measure the spokes i was led to believe slightly longer spokes are fitted in the drive side of the wheel ,video was great by the way
In this video we are using a hub that incorporates 2 flanges that are the same size. Some companies make hubs that have 2 different flange sizes and a specific center offset.. If you are unsure it is best to contact the hub's manufacturer to ask what their spoke requirements are..
Another method though but it’s good. But I prefer to lace the other side first before other, so that it wouldn’t be hard for me to insert spokes when lacing the other side. Good tutorial. But of course I want to try this method.
I have yet to lace up such exclusive wheel myself so I can not shed any information particularly to lacing them up.. Being so expensive I should make that a future informational video to help you and others
what if for a small rim 12 inch with 16 spokes 8x8 . what would be the distance ? like you started with 4 holes gap so what if on a 16spokes 8x8? and also can it be customize the rim to make it more spokes?
Simple technique, but some details need to be mentioned. Like, spoke lengths, any differences? Drive side vs. Non-drive side? Cross technique used? 2 vs. 3 cross? Great close up points of view .
I have a hub with a dynamo with 3 gears that I need to attach to the rim of my bike but no technician knows the length of the wheel required for this hub. Can you tell the length?
some rear wheels have 2 different flange sizes so the determining factor would be the length of spokes being different for both sides... (If the wheel requires such spoke selection)
Kind of... As far as the pattern goes the lacing would be the same but the only difference is that "x lacing" or "Cross Lacing" requires the spokes on the flange to anchor to the opposite side of the rim... For Example (left flange spokes anchor to the right side of rim and right flange spokes anchor to the left side) (relative to how you are holding and looking at the wheel)
Thanks, brother. Best technique video out there for lacing wheels. Flubbed three attempts before reorienting myself with your vid. Worked like a charm.
I want really thank you. I just bought a bmx 21tt and road my black beauty for one day, and realized i was rolling slowly instead of smooth and fast went back home to find my front wheel, was not trued properly. I decided to unlace the rim without realizing what did😫😫😫😥😥, yeah, i am a real bone head. But thanks to you!!! I was able relace my front wheel and, i can true the wheel also because i watched the 2nd video to this one. You guys at +bnc are the best thanks so much now i have two skills i can make money with.
You should have more subscribers man. You made it look to easy! definitely going to lace my wheel by myself next time. Thanks for the tutorial :)
Lol this truly is the best wheel lacing video
felpel102 worst
caden boss rude boi
No it's not
I used to work at a bike shop in the mid-80's, I wish this tutorial was available back then. You really simplified the process for people to lace their own wheels. I have explained it to many customers that wanted to do it themselves, but more than half came in to have them trued and they would always overlap which created more work for me an the other guys. We would re-lace the last 18 or 24 spokes ourselves. Thank you for your excellent video.
two things i learned to do but still kinda hate doing. building a wheel. and drilling and tapping a frame for gyro tabs.
cant remember how to do derailers and gears. that was always a piss off.
Thank you so much for making this video! I followed step by step from the beginning of the video you explained it in great details now I know how to lace a bmx wheel
We are glad to hear that this tutorial helped you. More content is in-the-works right now and we appreciate your support!
Thank you lil bro. You just taught this old dog a new MONEY SAVING trick!!! Excellent job!!!!
Your instruction was super helpful. Thank you. Lacing a 305 wheel today. Smaller wheels mean more bending, I think. 349 was the smallest I've done before now.
You gain a subscriber because of this easiest tutorial. Thanks man!🤜🤛
Finally a straight forward, talkin facts only. Thx dude
this video saved my life & my wallet! my local bike shop wanted $65 each wheel. Thumbs up, Subscribed & gonna check out the next video on Truing. :D
thats shitty.
my local shop used to charge 40$
and they put work in. pre stretched the spokes and stuff and tightened them back up so youd have less issues with a new wheel breaking in.
the one wheel builder could build a wheel that was rock solid day one. and the other one had some tricks he used on certain peoples wheels that kept them going a long time. locktite the nipples.
the blue semi permanent stuff. works like grease to prevent any issues of rust or grinding. but keeps those nipples tight.
also if you run brakes you can use them as a ghetto truing stand, if you can get your wheel straight from side to side a small hop isnt too bad. and some shops charge less for just fixing a hop then a whole wheel truing.
Here in the Philippines only cost $2 each rim set, just bring your spokes hubs and rims..they will do the job and you gave them 4 to 5 dollars.. and all good... problem here is the parts were too expensive..😅 labor is cheap
Laced my first wheel today thanks to you man!! Thank you so much!!!!
The only video I've seen saying twist, so simple nice one brov😂
"Bend the spoke without damaging it"
*proceeds to permanently bend spoke*
Unless it's broken, no matter how bent a spoke is, it'll be straightened when you true the wheel. Otherwise, your wheel won't be true or get quickly untrue if it's not stiff enough.
I've never seen a wheel being laced before very interesting you explained it well cool vid 👍🏼
+Martin Dennis Thanks Martin!
Bro this is the best way I've seen all day thank you
Thanks so much, because of you ive spray painted my wheels again savimg me a total of £60
very nice video and experience, i thought this would be boring but i threw on some of my favorite songs and chilled
Watched a few vids on lacing and they were hella confusing. Just came across this video and followed along so easily! Really well explained and made lacing look simple!! I will give lacing my first attempt tomorrow! Will let you know how it goes!
Thanks brother!!!
Thanks for the help I was having trouble on how to put the spokes but after I watch this video I got it right thanks man🙏🏽🙏🏽
Awsome detailed simple way, your a legend
Great video very straight forward ! Its not my first time building a wheel but its a rare occasion so needed to refresh my memory
hello sir this is awesome i dont have my own bmx yet but someday im going to have one bit im watching this tutorial so i have a k owledge on how to do this my self this is very educational to me please continue making tutorials i love bmx eaven though i dont have one yet but i am practicing on my mom japanese female bike love this tutorial sir
watching from Philippines iirr
Took me half an hour and my wheel was laced. Mixed up at step 2, and recognized it at step 4. But still your tutorial was a massive help!
Thanks bro, cool vid. I laced my first wheel when I was seventeen.I didn't know jack at the time, I only knew his brother jacked up!
Doesn't this rim have offset spoke holes? Meaning the spokes on the LEFT hub flange, are threaded into the spoke holes on the RIGHT side of the rim, to increase the spoke angle and thereby increased wheel strength? This is the whole benefit of using an offset spoke hole rim design.
There is not many of those gsport vsxl(+) fly x brace ...
Definitely the best lacing vid thanks. Maybe I'll actually build my own wheels for my kink curb once it's time thanks to your video. Your definitely one of my favorite bmx youtubers👍
+Dominic Cox Thanks man. That means a lot. As long as you make sure spokes are the correct lenght for the combination of parts you should be fine.
Cool I was thinking about Madera pilot v2 and g sport rims
Dominic Cox I just built my wheels for my 2017 kink curb my wheel is a kink boulevard front hub with kink atlas rims and a kink incite cassette in the back
Thank you so much for this tutorial, i can now fix my own wheel and really as of now, I'm just Done lacing my mtb wheel.😂 But I'm a bmx fan anyway 🙏😇
Absolutely amazing. One thing I would suggest is if it's a back hub with different sized flanges or if you have really small flanges it's better to start on certain sides and is sometimes also better to put the spokes in before you need to otherwise the spoke next to it will cover the hole and you can't get it in.
Best video everrrr of lacing bmx wheels, lacing my new cinema rims with my hubs nowwwwww! Easy asf
Built my 1st set of rims thank you for a great how to video
Great video good teaching underwater playing in the background dropwizz x.
Thanks for your reply. I laced my first wheel yesterday and have watched over 30 youtube videos and they all tell you to start here or there but not explaining WHY.
From my observation the reason you start from the left of the valve hole is because it is the top of the hole. If you start from the right side then the hole is at the bottom which will be wrong.
You have one of the best videos. Maybe if you made another one and explain Why? you will have the best video.
Thanks again.
Dude... Just laced a new alloy rim to a unicycle that was run over by a car! I wish I would have found yours first, Thanks!
Hi I did manage to do my brother bike weel and your video helped me
This is probably like the best how to video ever
+Victor Carrillo Thanks Victor!
Once all the spokes were in on one side I flipped it over and it’s no longer going over two and under one spoke. More like over one under one. The hub flanges are uneven, one big side one small side
This is a great video.....if only it wasn't a music video!
Thanks a lot dude! Took me as long as this video takes. Wonder job 👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Nice video Men, really helpfull thanks
nice, simple and very educational
Dam bro u make it look so easy.i spent all day litteraly tryna do my spokes but i couldnt bro just couldnt. but now after watchin your video it just looks so eazy even tho its not.. Thank you bro ur video is on point . think i actually learned something from you today might just get up n try n fix that fucker rite now at 11:26 pm
Thanks you helped a lot ❤️
THANK YOU!!! BEST TUTORIAL EVER! Thanks for making a quality vid too! lighting, table, good mic and camera!
Really helpfull video 👍😁
Don't forget to mention that some rims have offset and angled nipple holes which need to have the spoke installed correctly for proper wheel truing, great video though
We plan to create videos that incorporate more in-depth information for reasons just like this. Thanks William!
hands down best video for lacing!👌🔥🔥🔥
+Dakota Brown Thanks Dakota!!! We tried to put an end to annoying and confusing lace videos.
excellent video, i'm ready to try it this way. clear directions and seems like a good way to do it
Best video on spokes!
Really a great video to get this done by your own. Gonna try it for sure👌🙅
The lost art of bike building. Very simple once you try it a couple times and get the pattern down with a good video like this.
Thanks man u helped me fix my bike
+Angel Vazquez That's Awesome!
Great video!! Bought all the suggested stuff from Dans comp. Is spoke prep necessary? Watched a lot of these videos and don’t see anyone using it.
We feel like spoke prep is optional when talking about the use of thread lock.
This should work in theory with a 48 spoke as well, but be 4 groups of 12
Gonna give it my best shot and use your advice and see what happens.
Thanks for the help bro!
Much Love
Best video. Cheers!
thanks, i laced my wheel with no problems.
I'm replacing a hub on a Columbia Electric bicycle. I can check the pattern before I pull it apart and your video should help me get it laced.
Just did it! Thx man going to true it in the shop
Well that worked great, thank you.
I have a question why didnt you measure the spokes i was led to believe slightly longer spokes are fitted in the drive side of the wheel ,video was great by the way
In this video we are using a hub that incorporates 2 flanges that are the same size. Some companies make hubs that have 2 different flange sizes and a specific center offset.. If you are unsure it is best to contact the hub's manufacturer to ask what their spoke requirements are..
Well done. Great method.
Another method though but it’s good. But I prefer to lace the other side first before other, so that it wouldn’t be hard for me to insert spokes when lacing the other side. Good tutorial. But of course I want to try this method.
Thanks managed to build my first wheel in 50 mins
Thanks for this great video!
awesome video, very easy way to lace! THANKS!!!
Check out some of our other videos! This is our best one but we provide tons of help in various subjects!
The BNC (Bmx News Channel) I watch 50% od your channel un this night 😂😂✌👍
Great video super clear
This helped me a lot i never knew how to lace a rim before
+Official Yung Ninja We have more expert maintenance videos coming soon!
Really liked your video, did everything as shown, but now my spokes are too long when im done :D I got the same lenght spokes as i did before. weird
great video i say lance and true it yourself you'll be proud of the accomplishment
I was so stoked to build my first wheel. Definitely a proud accomplishment.
best way and good instructor
great video!
Just laced my first wheel thanks to this video! Thanks!
I have the Ikon carbon wheels. Do I double cross the spokes or triple cross?
I have yet to lace up such exclusive wheel myself so I can not shed any information particularly to lacing them up.. Being so expensive I should make that a future informational video to help you and others
thanks a lot man :) very helpfull
Thumbs up 🖒
I like the 1-6 3 cross technique
U helped me so much thank you!!💯
When building a wheel with spokes,does it have to be in the same or opposite direction on both sides,which one is it,but spokes stick out.
How do you lace a 40 hole rear wheel? The wheel set of the premium set on a 2005 Haro Nyquist R1 36front 40rear
what if for a small rim 12 inch with 16 spokes 8x8 . what would be the distance ? like you started with 4 holes gap so what if on a 16spokes 8x8? and also can it be customize the rim to make it more spokes?
Great video! Thank’s!
Simple technique, but some details need to be mentioned. Like, spoke lengths, any differences? Drive side vs. Non-drive side? Cross technique used? 2 vs. 3 cross?
Great close up points of view .
Looks easier to do now! Nice do u have one for 48 spokes?
I currently have a 13T and I’m going to be buying a 9T driver but I’d like to keep the 13T. Would it differ if I were to swap it?
Does it work the same with 48H? thanks 😊
Do you have any tutorial for how to calculate the spoke size for BMX 20" wheelset? Thx
If you haven’t found anything yet, there is a spoke calculator website that is accurate
184 mm is probably the best for this
best video ever
first time lacing a rim
but i did it well but i cant make my hub center?why?
I have a hub with a dynamo with 3 gears that I need to attach to the rim of my bike but no technician knows the length of the wheel required for this hub. Can you tell the length?
Worked for Me .Perfect thanks.
Stupid question: do you need to know which side of the rim is the drive side before lacing? Or is that determined by the hub placement?
some rear wheels have 2 different flange sizes so the determining factor would be the length of spokes being different for both sides... (If the wheel requires such spoke selection)
Hey, did you ever do the cross lace?
I am currently finishing the tutorial on “how to cross lace a 36 spoke wheel”. It should be uploaded by June of this year 2023
Awesome thank you.
If you have a electric hub motor without rim and spokes, how calculate right length of the spots for different Rim sizes ?
the striping you do in the video is 4 crosses?
I followed ur steps n some spokes are sticking out to far n they are all the same size?
i’m looking at getting alienation wheels and profile minis, what spokes will i need
Do you have a video for lacing a 28 hole rim ?
Sir what size Po spokes for size 20" 36holes rim???
thanks for your video bung
Very useful cheers bud
Do I use the same steps for a 48h?
Can i do this to my 48 hubs hole and 36 rim
And would this style work for a fly lunar x lace?
Kind of... As far as the pattern goes the lacing would be the same but the only difference is that "x lacing" or "Cross Lacing" requires the spokes on the flange to anchor to the opposite side of the rim... For Example (left flange spokes anchor to the right side of rim and right flange spokes anchor to the left side) (relative to how you are holding and looking at the wheel)