After more than eight years of wheel building (writing this in 2025), the time has come to share my knowledge and pass it on to others.

This is a proper, two-day training course where you will learn the ins and outs of the profession and build your first pair of wheels.

Point 01

1. Wheel components

• Rims
  • Types of rims
  • When to choose carbon and when aluminum?
  • High-profile or low-profile rims?
  • The whole truth about rim width
  • Hookless or hooked… or maybe tubular?
• Hubs and their geometry
  • How just a few millimeters in hub geometry can make a dramatic difference in wheel stiffness
  • Why are spokes on the non-drive side tensioned so low?
  • Straight pull or J-bend?
  • How to “cheat physics” when choosing hubs
  • Triplet hubs vs standard 1:1 hubs
• Spokes and lacing patterns
  • Straight pull vs J-bend
  • Spoke materials: steel, aluminum, titanium, BERD, carbon
  • How to properly choose the number of spokes
  • Which lacing pattern: radial, crossed, triplet?
  • Soldering spoke crossings
• Nipples
  • Brass or aluminum
  • Thread standards: 12G, 13G, 14G, 15G

Point 02

2. Wheel building – how to do it right and avoid mistakes

• How to select all components so the wheel is stiff and durable for years
  • Measuring components: rim ERD, hub geometry
  • Calculators for determining spoke length
  • Variables affecting spoke length calculations: spoke elasticity, nipple length, rim material stiffness
  • Cutting and threading spokes
  • Preparing hubs for BERD spokes*
• Wheel lacing
  • Preparing spoke threads and rim holes – grease or thread lock?
  • How to align the logo perfectly with the valve hole
  • How not to make mistakes during lacing
  • Pulling vs pushing spokes – the old Shimano school
• Truing and stress relieving
  • An effective method of truing a wheel without over-stressing the rim
  • 0.2 mm lateral runout and 0.5 mm vertical runout – is it possible?
  • How to stress relieve a wheel so it never needs re-tensioning or re-truing
  • Symmetry and asymmetry – when to deliberately “over-pull” a wheel
  • Loss of true after inflating the tire – how to avoid it
  • Correct spoke tension and tensiometer calibration
• Best practices in wheel building
• Proper wheel preparation for tubeless systems
• How to protect wheels for shipping

Point 03

3. Essential wheel-building tools you must have in your workshop

• Truing stand – with dials or without?
• Tensiometer – digital or analog?
• Spoke holders for round spokes (Roval vs Park Tool) and aero spokes
• Nipple wrenches
• Dish tool
• Tensiometer calibration tool
• Wheel stress-relieving table
• Spoke cutter

During the training, you will build a complete pair of wheels, ready to ride.

• If you want to use the training to build a new wheelset for yourself, you can bring your own components or purchase them from me at wholesale prices.
• If you are not interested in a new wheelset, I will provide all components for the practical part of the training.
• My goal is to give you both theoretical and practical knowledge so that you are not afraid to build wheels worth 8,000–10,000 PLN.
• You will leave the training fully prepared to build wheels at a professional level. After the training, you are guaranteed my advice and support whenever you need it.

During the training, you will be provided with:

• Refreshments: coffee, tea, water, and snacks
• One hot meal – i.e. pizza from a good local pizzeria
• Access to a restroom
• Car parking
• If you are not from Wrocław, accommodation between training days is at your own expense.
• The training takes place in my workshop:
  51-180 Szymanów (Wrocław)

The training is individual**, intended for one person – you

• Full attention to your needs
• Training pace adjusted to maximize knowledge transfer

After the training, you will receive a PDF with training materials and a 5% discount on one selected wheel-building tool from the CarbonOne.pl store.

Training price: 3999 PLN Net

The training date is arranged individually. To discuss details, please contact me.

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How long is the training?

This is a proper, two-day training course where you will learn the ins and outs of the profession and build your first pair of wheels.

Will I build wheels during the training?

During the training, you will build a complete pair of wheels, ready to ride.

Where does the training take place?

The training takes place in my workshop:
51-180 Szymanów (Wrocław)

What is the price?

Training price: 3999 PLN Net