The tool is great, but you can also just use a ratchet strap. Loosen the spokes in the damaged area. Secure the hub to a fixed point (I use a thick leather belt) and use the ratchet strap attached to another fixed point to pull out the flat spot gently. I have a beam in my garage for one anchor and just position my car tow pin for the other. Same principle, and can be done without removing the tire and tape. This is particularly useful for a bush repair more common for mountain biking. A tree, a car and a ratchet strap or come-along and your back to round!

Fantastic video!! My daughter purchase a used bike and I am refurbishing it for her and discovered flat spots on both the aluminum rims. This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for posting.

I finally got to use the wheels I had repaired using your homemade tool. It worked! I'm so glad because these were the original Matrix wheels that came on my classic 1988 Trek 560. Next, I'm going to try to repair my original wheels on my 1973 Schwinn Varsity. Those are very heavy duty steel wheels, but I'm sure it will work fine. Thank you for sharing your ideas with the whole world; we are very grateful.

I can't find a bike shop that will deal with a damaged rim, so i have to do it. Appriciate you sharing. I'm dealing with pretzeled rims now, that's real fun!

Another winner video. Great info to fix a common problem using DIY techniques. Noticed a lot of Aussies have cycling-related KZfaq Channels. You blokes are industrious. Keep up the good work.

Top idea mate. And I've been building wheels for 45 years! Irrigation fittings, who'd have thought?

What a great video and what a cool tool. You never cease to amaze me with your inventiveness. I ride a road bike in an area with some of the steepest descents and biggest potholes. I’ve damaged rims, actually broken them on occasion. This tool can definitely save me some money.

That would be perfect for vintage wheels. Thank you for the tutorial!

I made this tool today and fixed my daughters wheel which had a flat spot 8mm from true. Thank you for this awesome video.

just made my own Ultra Torque bearing press, thanks to your DIY videos. saved myself about $50

love your videos mate. The fact that you're in Oz makes it even better to source parts! keep up the good work

this is such an underrated DIY fix for damaged rim such a genius fix

This is exactly the tool I was looking for. I have a low spot on one of my rims and with this tool I will be able to fix it. Excellent and very creative work. Thanks for sharing.

brilliant my friend. I love creative people because they make this world great..!

Cracking little tools that and cracking idea. Keep the vids coming.

WOW! You...MADE...the hub stick!

Brilliant work. You are an asset to Oz.

Beautiful job, nicely explained with all details, etc. Thank you very much and stay well!

Just stumbled upon this vid. It's exactly what i need to do to a damaged rim that i have. You have just saved me lots of dollars! Thanks so much. Cheers.

bravo for creating a tool and thanks for the information Oz . Much appreciated

Great video and the instruction to build one is very well done as well. Thanks for giving your knowledge to us.

this is fantastic, will be making one of these ASAP - the Ontario roads are brutal on wheels and rims.

very clever & enjoy the simple, easy, true and economical ways of maintaining our bikes for Oz

love all your diy tips keep up the good work

Fantastic approach and solid well-designed tool. Park and Cyclos take note...

Thank for sharing! I recently hit a pothole on my road bike and noticed a flat spot on the front wheel. After messing around trying to true it I figured I must have bent it and would need to replace it. I think I'll make a tool like this and give it go.

Great detailed video great tool you're a true Craftsman, I purchased a bike online and a wheel was damage during shipping but it's a side dent and wobble I'll check your other videos thank you

What can i say, best bikevids ever..

This is so great! Great idea for the tool especially!

I didn't even know such a tool existed. Guys a genius. Lol. Might make my own tool for flat spots.

Brilliant - really clear. Thank you for sharing!

Well I know what I'm doing tomorrow. Thanks - great video.

Brilliant work mate. Gonna use it to fix a 70's Motobecane with those french 27" skinnies

Thank you for the excellent idea thats very help full.

Thank you this was an amazing video

Thanks, you are so helpful.

geat idea. great tool. great video. Two thumbs up!!

Great video for an awesome idea! Thank you!

Wow, great video again. I love homemade tools. I have a set of wheels with flat spots. Now, I know how to fix them. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with the rest of us. God bless you, sir.

Many thanks for tricks that save time and money.

Great video !

Excellent video and help!! Thank you!!

awesome tool mate

Wow, I love this video. I thought the stretching tool was something of high priced. If this show were to made in US, it would be showing fancy lathe, bench grinder, motorized metal cutting tools etc and etc. I just love your good old rusted hand tools; it reminds me it is about person's skill, not so much about tools.

Interesting tool.....I will make one for my tool collection.

Genius at work! Thanks!

This channel is awesome.

Great job, I like your wheel truing stand that looks expensive.

I am putting this tool together in a couple of mins. Hopefully it works for me. I had a little trouble converting all the measurements but we will see what comes out of it. Thanks for these awesome videos. Cyclus tools makes a cool rim tool, a Diy video would be awesome.

Great video, really appreciate it! I subbed and will follow further vids to come

Brilliant video smart man

I need this, Thanks!

this is pretty slick. Thanks. It helps alot

This is genius. Thanks for sharing

Dude , this is pretty awesome.

Bravo. If only my hardware store(s) weren't a disorganized cluster fudge.

Great video! Thanks!!

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Hi Oz Cycle. I couldn't get the 32x22mm reducing poly tee from Bunnings. Awaiting postal delivery from elsewhere. Also, the 19x25mm reducing tee piece was a bit loose in the 25mmx1mm aluminium tube. (again from Bunnings). I wrapped some gaffer tape around the inserted piece to take up the slack. Hope that works....

fantastic!!! just subscribed

This guy walked into a hardware store and came out with parts to invent a tool they didn't have. Talk about thinking outside the box!

nice! i kept thinking there were flies buzzing around in my room...

Genius! Pure genius!!!

Brilliant!

Fantastic!

This is very clever.

Awesome pal. 😀

Awesome thanks

Great video. Any recommendations for making/using a tool like this for similar repair on an offset rim (like raceface arc offset 30) ? Also a question,... since you are leaving most of the spokes on, is this method depending heavily on negative pressure of the neighboring spokes to isolate the repair tension to the part of the rim needing adjustment? Can this damage/break spokes as the wheel stick expands and bends the rim out? Also noticing that your repair was on a front hub - Is there any reason to be concerned that freewheel hub may be too fragile to take the pressure of the tool at repair tensions? (It would be a disappointment to destroy an expensive rear hub while trying to repair a rim) ...Thanks.

awesome

A great tool and repair proccess description! Thank you! And greetings from snowy Finland! I just rode twice against the curbstone yesterday because I couldn't see them under the snow. Luckily it seems nothing bad happened to the front wheel, at least I didn't notice when riding on afterwards. But can't be sure - the roads were snow-bumpy anyways and haven't checked the tightness of the spokes yet. Your tool might come handy already:)!

That was good!

Like this tool

Fantastic

Quality video

He´s a genius !!!!

Excellet!

Hey, patent this idea and consider making and selling it. It's an awesome tool!

Wow, very versatile. Do you have plumbing experience, you make very clever use of various fittings. Thanks for these vids, so informative 👍

I need this tool

Love the diy tool making vids! I have a rim that I've hit pothole and flat spot is more severe with flattened rim walls. I've tried to use locking pliers to bend straight but without success. Any suggestions?

BEAUTIFUL!!! I have a wheel with a flat spot too and this will help a lot. I noticed when my wheel has all the spokes lose, it is really warped too. Is there a tool for that in the similar way of fixing the wheel? Thank you so much!!

It would be nice to have links to the items used. Like the hub foot. As most won't know how to get this or what to ask for. But I guess this is plumbing tube?

Mate you are a baller, keep up the vids! :)

Great Tool.... Built it... Love it... MEMO: THIS TOOL AND THIS METHOD DOES NOT WORK ON DOUBLE WALLED RIMS.

My problem is how adjust wheel alignment in front and rear

nice tool, but in this easy case it could be solved without extension tool, just by tightening and loosing spokes or by use of hammer and piece of wood and hit flat spot( loosen spokes on flat spot)it is easy to do with soft rims but with hard rims that are highly anodized, is almost imposible if the flat spot is too deep it could crack especially on joint position. mostly on impact position , brake friction area is damaged and can not be rapaired by 100%, so on brakes could be feel as it snaps

Brilliant! I'm guessing that studding may make an appearance in the upcoming DIY BB/headset press tool?!

The poly parts are not available in the USA. Excellent video though.

Ha, very good trick!

Awesome video! You should set up an Amazon affiliate acct and link to all the stuff to make the tool....that way you get a small commission....I'm going to buy all this and wish it contributed to you.

sehr kreativ

Ingeneous Thank you.

clever tool you should patent & sell that

The 19mm poly insert, 3/4 inch is the closest in Canada, what type poly is it? I know it’s plastic, but it is quite mailable. Your other plastic parts seem soft. The poly tees here are quite hard. Most construction material here is in imperial, not metric. I had to Gerry Rig some of the plastic parts by filing, drilling and using a heat gun to fit to the axle of my wheel. My axle isn’t straight like yours, it’s bumpy on the sides with a thinner section in between. The 32mm / 25mm poly tee with reinforced base, closest here is 1 1/4” / 1” poly tee with somewhat of a base, but it is difficult to find. Stores don’t carry it or it is discontinued (a place I was at tonight). I’m trying another tomorrow. I know it’s too much information, but I’m a little frustrated right now, so I needed someone to talk to.

I have a Bontrager Race X Lite front wheel that has been hit from the outside and there are smallish dents in the brake track on both sides about 3 inches apart, which results in quite a wobble side to side. Can anything be done to try and fix this, my bike shop says that you would never be able to totally correct the wheel. These is a fairly expensive wheel so you hate to just throw it away ( you can salvage the hub and spokes of course ).

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Great video! That tool is exactly what I need to repair my vintage Schwinn mountain bike rim. However, I am having a problem sourcing the parts in the US for the rim tool. The ¾” nuts and washers are easily obtained but the only stock aluminum tubing was either ¾” or 1”at Menards/Home Depot/Lowe's. Also the plastic T fittings like the one in video are nowhere to be found. Is there a way to provide manufacturer name and/or part numbers for the plastic T’s? Also, is the aluminum tubing ¾” or 1” OD or ID? Or is it something else? Thanks again for a great instructional video….

hi great information. Would you use this method with a powertap G3 hub? would the hub be strong enough? thanks heaps

So as you tighten all spokes evenly how do you know when to stop? How to know when you've reached the proper tension for each spoke?