Wheel Servicing and Maintenance 101

In this workshop our instructor mechanic will cover various elements of wheel servicing and maintenance.

Participants will have a hands-on opportunity to learn:

• Proper wheel cleaning techniques
• Importance of rim strips, and rim strip condition
• How to check braking surfaces for wear (rims/rotors)
• All about tires including common sizes, designs, tpi, the differences between tubeless/tubular, various valve types, and ETRTO and ISO standards.
• How to adjust hubs
• The various types of hub bearings
• Proper use and techniques for wheel specific tools (truing and dish tools, cone wrenches, etc)
• How to true wheels laterally and radially, and how to check spoke tension.

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