GT250 Spoke Lacing w/ pictures - Do these look correct....

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:33 pm

I can't find the hi-res photos I took before I left Georgia of the front and rear wheel assemblies of my GT250...and now have no point of reference up here in Ohio...

I want to start lacing up the aluminum wheels this weekend...

Anyone have a couple shots to see the cross/skip lacing pattern?

Many thanks in advance....

Tom

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:06 pm

If you have the right spokes, then it's almost impossible to get wrong. If you can see the rub marks on the hub it's a useful cross reference, but when all else fails grab a picture off the web.

Lay out the inner spokes first in position in the hub and position the rim over the hub and spokes and see where they go. Look at the upper side first and then make sure the other side will end up in holes that match.

There are 4 different holes x 9 times or 10 times. left inner, left outer, right inner, right outer.

Assemble the inners first, then slip the outers through and loosely do them up.

Tighten the inners evenly all round and true the wheel with just the inners first. that is the fast way to get it 98% right. Then tighten the outers evenly and tune the wheel that last 2% with all 4 sets.

Of course that assumes the rim is round and drilled properly.

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:14 pm

Thanks! Wheels are new Moose aluminum...I hope they are round...

I'll give this a shot....

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:04 pm

Tom Garcia wrote:Thanks! Wheels are new Moose aluminum...I hope they are round...

I'll give this a shot....

They were round when delivered; we'll see what you do to them!

Lane

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:43 pm

rngdng wrote: They were round when delivered; we'll see what you do to them!

Lane

Lane - You know me all too well!!!!

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:55 pm

Let's see, you put the left spoke in, you put the right spoke out....

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:21 pm

Put the left spoke in and shake it all about...

I'll be doing the Hokey Pokey for sure...much tongue out the side of the mouth for English as well....

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:01 pm

TA-DA..

TZ - Yep....the outsides just fell into place once the inners were done...

Lane - I will unwrap the new truing stand tomorrow!!!!!

Here's the front...

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:30 am

Here are two pics of the rear wheel...

Can someone verify the lacing looks correct prior to my spending the time to true? Lane? TZ?

Many thanks in advance!!!!!!

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:14 pm

They look right to me. The trick with wheels that I finally worked out after building I don't know how many is that the spokes have to align with the holes for the nipples. If they are right at the rim, they are right.

It's almost impossible to build a wheel with spokes in the wrong holes. Not impossible, but you can't get all 4 sets in holes if they are in the wrong places. Sometimes you can persuade a couple to go in, but you can't assemble the wheel (as a rule)

Yours is spoked the same way as my GT750 which i rebuilt so it must be right

Now true the inners first and tighten the outers and you will amaze yourself.