Building wheels from scratch is the best way to learn the craft of wheel truing to get the feel for how a wheel responds to spoke adjustments, but this time we are talking about unusual transparent bicycle wheels.
source/image: The Q
In today’s video I show you quite unusual idea – make bike with invisible wheels. Instead of regular spokes we put pvc glass. As result wheels looks like invisible inside. Watch the video from The Q for more info:
While an experienced wheelbuilder can build a wheel in well under an hour, a beginner should expect to spend several hours on the task. Building a wheel from scratch will solve the mystery for you once and for all.
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This is because instead of walking in on the middle of the movie, you’re seeing the whole thing from the beginning, and suddenly everything makes sense. PVC glass is a durable interior fabric consisting of a glass fibre weave with a PVC coating.
