Luxe Wheelworks Tech Journal no.5

These are Luxe Wheelwork's new hologram decals. These will be used to track each individual wheel build.

Oury Grips also have very nice holographic decals. 

This Snap-On driver was purchased in 2004 when I worked as a mechanic at International Bicycle in Boston, MA.

Here is the crank removed.

These are the bottom bracket bearings.

I carefully inspect the bearings for any damage.

I keep my parts organized on a shop cloth.

This is a very generous application of grease.

This is the tip of my grease gun. It is a useful too and helps reduce waste. 

I torque the crank bolt to specification with this torque wrench.

I'm going to install new tires and tubes. 

I will talc the tube in this latex bag. 

It looks like this when done.

Iced herbal tea was a very refreshing break to this project. I have to be careful to take breaks from time to time. 

Here I am cutting the shift housing to length. It is important to cut the housing as perpendicular as possible. 

I will carefully re-open the cables end with this sharpened, bent spoke. 

Sometimes I put a drop of grease into the cable housing to reduce cable friction. 

I take great care to use the proper ferrule type for the given application. This is a metal ferrule as opposed to the sealed, 3 ring plastic type. 

I try to keep my useful items easy to reach and well organized. 

These are the new brake pads I will install. 

I still ride quite a bit and I find it useful to elevate my legs for 10 to 20 minutes a day. This practice always helped me recover faster when I was a professional bicycle racer.  

Justin Spinelli

www.luxewheelworks.com