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Every number on this site comes from a formula you can read.

Spoke length, tension balance, frame size. No sign-up, nothing stored on a server, and every tool tells you where its assumptions come from.

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Spoke tension around a rear wheel. The drive side runs tight, the non-drive side slack — that asymmetry is the whole problem wheelbuilding solves.

Drag a spoke to change its tension

The toolbox

Fit and sizing

Getting the bike to match the rider

Drivetrain

Gearing, chain and compatibility

  • Gear ratiosWhat gearing do I have, and where does it overlap?In build
  • Chain lengthHow many links does my chain need?In build

Tyres and pressure

Contact patch and rolling

  • Tyre pressureWhat pressure should I run?In build
  • Tyre size converterWhat does 700x28c mean in ETRTO?In build

Standards

Identifying what you actually have

  • Bottom bracket finderWhich bottom bracket standard is in my frame?In build
  • Torque specsHow tight should this bolt be?In build

Building these next. The wheelbuilding and fit tools above are finished and accurate today.