How to Lace Schwinn Wheels with HD Spokes

The bicycle company Schwinn makes road, mountain, cruiser and hybrid bicycles. All of Schwinn's bicycles use a hard rims laced with dedicated length spokes. HD spokes are available in various weight gauges and are compatible with the Schwinn line of bikes. Lacing the HD spokes with Schwinn wheels follows the standard method of spoke lacing and wheel building. Many bicycle hobbyists consider lacing and building wheels more art than technical know-how, although both play key roles in the wheel-building process. Use a basic lacing formula to begin the Schwinn lacing procedure.

Things You'll Need

  • Dish stick
  • HD spokes
  • Spoke nipples
  • Truing stand
  • Nipple wrench
  • Rim tape
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the Schwinn wheel hubs and the dish stick out on a work bench. Begin the wheel builds with the front Schwinn wheel.

    • 2

      Begin with the front wheel and insert 28 spokes into the rim holes, going along the edge of the rim. Slide one spoke nipple down each spoke until it hits the outside edge of the rim.

    • 3

      Insert each spoke hud nipple into the hub in the center of the rim. Cross each adjoining spoke as you lead it into the hub so the spokes overlap consecutively.

    • 4

      Lace the rear Schwinn rim with 36 spokes. Rear wheels take more torsional movement and require more reinforcement from the spokes. With each spoke threaded into the rim, slide a nipple onto the spoke down to the rim. Connect each spoke to the rear hub, criss-crossing them as you go along.

    • 5

      Peel the paper off the adhesive side of the rim tape and place the rim tape inside the rim, covering each spoke.

    • 6

      Put the rims with the spokes into the truing stand and use the spoke wrench to tighten the spokes so the rim does not touch either side of the truing stand calipers. Turn the spoke nipples clockwise to tighten and bring the rim into true.