Bicycle Wheel Lacing Jig

Sooner or later most of you will want to change your wheel color have your rims re chromed powder coated or to simply replace the broken bent spokes.

Bicycle wheel lacing jig. The noblelacingjig is now in over 80 wheel building workshops around the world. 2 cross is slightly stiffer laterally and a bit lighter. We are currently not taking pre orders until we are. Based on the noble lacing jig a few other lacing jigs.

You could also use the entire bicycle when truing either wheel best if you start by lowering the bicycle onto the wheel so the bicycle s weight rests on the wheel and centers it or at least make sure that you pull the wheel up all the way into the forkends. Use 2 cross or 3 cross lacing. Wheels need to be be checked with a tension meter after 6 hrs use and adjusted as required. We build our 27 5 wheels 3 cross and our 29 wheels 2 cross but either lacing style will work well if you have a preference.

The theoretical argument for this is that rear wheel trailing spokes are put in. It holds rim your rim and hub in place so when lacing your wheel. 200 years on two wheels. Now offering frame building classes call 440 887 0034 for more information bringheli tools jigs frame jig tandem jig fork brazing jig fork and frame alignment tables wheel lacing jig bottom bracket taps and facer drop out alignment tool and headset press.

We have successfully sold out of 3 production runs so far and have started work on batch number 4. The lacing method described with leading spokes coming out of the hub flange on the outside outbound and trailing spokes coming out on the inside inbound can be reversed so that the trailing spokes on the rear wheel the ones that power the bicycle forward when it s pedalled come out on the outside. I m told noble will no longer be selling these. This includes a lacing jig which holds the hub and rim in place so that the hands are free for handling the spokes and nipples.

This project was developed for eric thompson of walrus wheel works. You can also use an electric drill however there s something nice about this elegant light portable tool and it s just about as fast as the drill in the hands of a pro. Next to engine building i enjoy wheel lacing and truing more than any other rebuild. For more information about the jigs hit the link below which will take you to our webshop.

It boasts compatibility for the following rim sizes everything between. 18 in 400 mm iso 20 in 406 mm iso 24 in 547 mm iso 26 in 559 mm iso 27 5 in 584 mm iso 700c 29 in 622 mm iso. This noble wheel lacing jig is pretty nifty. It holds rims from 12 all the way up to 29.

For a rear wheel you could modify a front fork by bending the blades apart.