Waterfront Wheelshop

01/31/2026

Carbon fiber spokes are the latest thing that all the cool kids have to have.
The weight savings are just one of the benefits that are touted.
let's see just how much weight can be saved over the lightest steel spokes.

To make the comparison as fair as possible, I compared the weight of carbon fiber spokes with Sapim CX Rays of the same length. The difference would be even ...

12/23/2025

My go to spoke length calculator has been Roger Musson's Spoke Length Project. It is quite possibly the most comprehensive calculator out there for builders doing advanced stuff like triplet, paired spoke and other esoteric stuff.
https://spokelength-project.com/calculator/
Roger is planning to make a downloadable version and is looking for feedback on what should be included.
so far, I have not run into anything that the calculator can't help me with, but others may.
here is a link to a newly created Facebook group for discussion.
https://www.facebook.com/slpDownload/

Wheelbuilding spoke length calculator

07/27/2025

here is the Big Dummy in action.
Not me, the bike is called the Big Dummy.

My grandsons are 6 and 4. They love riding on the back of my Big Dummy, but they always argue about who gets to sit at the front of the back deck. I think I...

07/27/2025

here is a project from 15 years ago when my grandkids were small and I wanted a way to give them rides on the back of my long tail bike.

How I made the kid carrier for the back of my Big Dummy.

07/15/2025

For severe service applications, sometimes 36 spoke wheels are just not strong enough.
In this video, I used adapter flanges to convert a 36 hole hub to 48.

I converted a 36 hole hub to 48 using adapter flanges.

07/13/2025

I built my tension meter calibration jig over 12 years ago, and over time, I have added some refinements to the spoke mounting fixtures.
this video shows the latest improvements.

The original video on the building of the calibrator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgsz7l1GWoIHardware source Clevis : https://www.amazon.ca/Othmro-Cyli...

06/20/2025

A stuck seat post is no fun. Be sure to grease the post before installing it.

I tried various methods to remove this aluminum seat post that was firmly stuck in a classic steel frame.

10/20/2024

Another fun build. The engineers who design wheels never seem to run out of ideas for re inventing something as basic as the wheel.

I have built countless wheels with internal hidden ni***es, and quite a few with no ni**le access holes in the rim, but this is the first time I have encount...

08/18/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kOmifnaFJs

A triplet bicycle wheel has two drive side spokes for every non drive side spoke.This design makes sense because the drive side carries most of the load due ...

08/15/2024

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0mAtwWuRRtM

This Mavic Comete hub failed when one of the spokes pulled out of the pocket tearing a gash as it did so rendering the hub useless.For straight pull spokes, ...

07/25/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dT3XtE7SM

Time to upgrade from my trusty twenty year old TS2. Do I go for the TS 2.3 or the TS 4.2?

03/15/2024

If anyone is interested in acquiring a tension meter calibration fixture I can connect you with someone who has one for sale.
it is an exact copy of the one you have seen in my videos as I built it for the previous owner. Unfortunately, the gentleman I built it for passed away and the current owner acquired it at his estate sale.
Asking price is $250 Canadian. The unit is located in Ottawa Ontario.
EDIT: This unit has been sold.