Joe O’Callaghan owner of Irish Cycles and Carolina Precision Components Is back for this new edition of Bench Talk where do a deep dive on all things wheels for cyclists. So if you are thinking about buying a new set of wheels off the rack, custom built wheels or even building your very own set wheels this show is a great starting point!
Here is an outline of what we covered!
- Wheel components
- Hubs
- Spokes
- Double Butted
- Bladed
- Straight gauge
- Spoke materials
- Steel (stainless and oxidized)
- Ti
- Alum
- Carbon
- Spoke Calc
- Sapim
- DT
- Differences
- Database
- Rim
- Alum
- Carbon
- Tubular / Tubeless / Clincher
- Tire bed
- Bead channel
- Spoke channel
- Tools (you get what you pay for)
- Stand
- Pro vs. Amateur
- Dishing tool
- Pro vs. Amateur
- Spoke wrench
- Muti-vs purpose-built
- Anti-wind tool
- Tensiometer
- Inch pounds / bars
- All spokes act differently.
- Stand
- Developing Building Knowledge
- Lacing pattern
- Nipples
- Initial Build
- Truing / tensioning
- Finishing