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How to apply Wheelsmith SpokePrep to keep spokes tight and make sure wheels stay true. Plus other ways to keep spokes tight, such as boiled linseed oil, thread locker, crimping and a few innovations. #WheelTruing #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Importance of Keeping Spokes Tight
0:47 - Why Spokes Loosen
1:10 - Loose Spokes Cause Out of True Wheels
1:35 - Different Ways to Keep Spokes Tight
2:10 - Pino Mirroni Locking Nipple
2:39 - Roval of France Locking Nipple
2:47 - Crimping Nipple Technique
3:10 - Wheelsmith SpokePrep
3:25 - Boiled Linseed Oil
4:45 - Other Spoke Thread Adhesives
5:05 - Advantages of SpokePrep
6:34 - About Loctite
7:05 - Truing Wheels with Loctited Nipples
7:47 - Using Loctite to Fix Loose Spoke
8:16 - Applying Wheelsmith SpokePrep
9:20 - Should You Clean the Spokes
11:07 - Dipping Spokes
12:00 - Correct Amount of SpokePrep
12:05 - Coating the Threads
12:50 - Cleaning Off Excess SpokePrep
13:11 - Letting SpokePrep Dry
13:45 - What Prepped Spokes Should Look Like
14:16 - Other Application Methods
15:00 - Closing Comments
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