Introduction to Wheel Building - May 2024

Schedule

Sat May 04 2024 at 12:30 pm to 04:30 pm

Location

1779 Merwin Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113, United States | Cleveland, OH

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Instructor: David
Maximum class size: 4 students
$125
Already comfortable working on your bicycle and want to learn more? This introductory class explores the construction and design of the bicycle wheel. We will cover the basics of the most common and strongest three cross lacing. Our experienced instructors will guide you through measuring hubs, rims, and spokes and constructing a true bicycle wheel. All class materials are provided to build a practice wheel. For students interested in building their own wheel, we invite you to return after this class to use our wheel building tools during our open shop hours.
Best suited for people who already have some mechanical knowledge, this is a single session class lasting about 4 hours.
Topics Covered
• Wheel anatomy and vocabulary
• Tools: required and optional
• Basic theory
• Lacing techniques
• Tensioning and truing
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Where is it happening?

1779 Merwin Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113, United States

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Ohio City Bicycle Co-op

Host or Publisher Ohio City Bicycle Co-op

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