Wheel Building

Get hands on learning experience to help you save your time and wallet.

All classes taught by a seasoned bike rider and mechanic. See About Utah Bike Repair for more information.

The mark of every good mechanic is their intuition and understanding of the wheel. Wheel building is the capstone skill that solidifies your status as a Master Mechanic.

This class aims to coach you in understanding  bicycle wheel construction, assembly, and theory. It does take more than an hour or two to become a proficient builder, but this course will provide all the needed fundamentals.

Covered Topics:

Wheel Building Theory: Spoke Counts, Lacing Patterns, Spoke Tension

Determining Spoke Lengths

Practical Spoke Lacing

Tensioning and Trueing

Class Run Time: 120 minutes