Where Spokes & Wheels Are Made - Inside The DT Swiss Factory
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- Thanks to DT Swiss for inviting us to their factory. All opinions are the presenter's own.
Simon has a very special day at the DT Swiss factory, based in, you guessed it, Switzerland. He gets to understand how spokes are made and how their world famous wheels are tested & built.
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Let us know what you think of Si’s guided tour of the DT Swiss factory in the comments below
Simon gets to see technology that is exclusive to DT Swiss as well as handling a hot spoke, yep, a hot spoke. Some things however, remain a secret close to DT Swiss, there is a reason they’ve been in existence for so long
Wheels are tested for both impact as well as imitation of surfaces to ensure that they are perfect for consumers. Oh, and how about those ratchet freehubs, got to love them.
Strain gauges can be attached to prototype and development wheels so that they can be assessed and refined before going into production, the gauges look very cool.
Simon finally gets to check out where the wheels are built for sponsored riders/teams, he also built a wheel himself here is the video for that gcn.eu/BuildWheel
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Guys, this kind of videos are really really entertaining. Keep them coming! And thanks you and DT Swiss for the insight!
Thanks Mauricio. You re welcome.
Very nice. I have been buying DT spokes for 45 years. Still love them. Thanks for a look in the factory.
Thanks James! Highly appreciated.
For the curious - the EX471 in the back is THE famous wheel Aaaron Gwin finished a downhill race in Leogang a couple of years ago. It survived multiple drops, jumps and rock sections.
Yes, thats true.
The Swiss always produce quality.
This is a must watch for those who appreciate excellence in bike componentry.
Thx! Highly appreciated.
I have always wondered about how DT Swiss continues to crank out top performance. That ratchet sound is the sound of bliss! Thanks GCN and DT Swiss for sharing!
Thanks Adrian, highly appreciated.
Please more of such videos! This was really great inside into DT Swiss. Thank you!
Thanks Joachim. Great to hear you enjoyed it!
As a wheel builder myself I found this to be very cool. Thanks.
thx!
Just bought 2 sets of DT Swiss MTB & Gravel and they were the easiest wheels to set up tubeless I have ever dealt with! And their toolless convertible hubs should have been featured more also. They're so easy to go from boost to non-boost, or TA to QR....or whatever conversion you want. Amazing wheels👍
Been using DT Swiss 240 since 2000. Best hubs on the market along with Hope. Ive used everything else and only Shimano comes in 3rd.
Thanks man- highly appreciated. Keep it up!
@@dtswiss Where are your hubs made?
@@tbrowniscool isnt it in taiwan ?
I dont mean to be so offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow forgot my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Trent Rylan Instablaster =)
Discovery channel, how it's made, gcn edition!
Really interesting insight, thanx gcn & dt swiss!
Thanks Perry! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
the sound of these former Hügi free-wheels is unmatched :-)
Mad props for the work race balance shirt the production manager is wearing. Love the factory tours.
Why did you blur the name of the spoke machine?
i wanted to buy one to make my own spokes :(
I have DT double butted on wheels going back 20 years and they still look as new,like day they were laced. In saying that my pilar bladed spokes are looking good after several years. Spokes at the upper end are much for muchness now i don't get the top Secret thing. DT have the name and well cashed individuals will buy their product over any competitors.
wheel say: *wrench my nipples!*
www.amba.de/en/all-in-one-spoke-making-machines
No endorse
@@yogibintantourguide But they didnt make a good job bluuring the logo hahahhahahha
Just of interest, the wire DT use is manufactured by Sandvik in Sweden and is superb quality (the best really). All the major European manufacturers use the same wire (Sapim and Alpina). The real challenge for DT is quality control and manufacturing consistency, so as to maintain their reputation, and for which they don't seem to be doing too badly.
Sandvik Sweden is the Swiss of the North, amazing engineering quality. Unfortunately they are increasingly selling stainless from the East of marginal (or even terrible) quality, under their name. Their accuracy of manufacture was above and beyond what was required, and I fear this knowledge will be lost to humanity if we keep focusing on the dollar only. Good to see DT Swiss has survived so long and not trying to compete with bottom end prices.
That dude's t-shirt is solid gold: work-ride balance.
I have a 2016 Focus Raven max SL with XTR- I upgraded the wheels to XRC 1200 and even upgraded the hub from 36 to 54 tooth hub-- sounds simply beautiful and yes love the XRC 1200 wheels
The kind of video that's got me replaying it several times. Such a joy to watch. Good job Si and GCN, ya'll need to make more like this. :)
Always loved my Butted DT spokes. Thanks!
would be curious to see the script for this video. how many times did it say "Simon nods with a look on his face that signifies that he understands", i am about 7 minutes in and at least twice he hasn't managed to pull off the "he understands" bit.
ps. really enjoying the factory tour videos.
And you, Mr Black Hand; you sir hereby receive TH-cam's Snark Of The Week comment. Its on-point directness as well as well as the troubling imagery it creates in the end truly exemplifies what keeps us all engaged and is an important part of what TH-cam's all about... kudos.
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Its know in the trade as a "Noddy".
Check out news prog's do it lots, often shot after the interview.
And All of a sudden I feel it's time to service my newly build wheelset with DT spokes and rims
These "how its made" videos are the best. Si is a pro at them!
Enjoyed watching the process .
Thanks Matthew!
i love these type of manufacturing behind the scenes videos. more please.
Thanks, Si, that was an amazing tour and everything about that operation is impressive--the people, the spoke stock, worldwide assembly plants, just everything. And cool that the master wheel builder is a downhill world champion and one wonders, just out of curiosity, how his times down the mountain compare with those of the young guns.
Thanks Robb. Highly appreciated
Just bought a pair of DT Swiss ER 1400 discut !!! Upgraded the rear 240 hub from a 36t ratchet to 54t ratchet!!!
Loving the signed Shaun Palmer t-shirt in the background @ 18 minutes
A great video..!! Luv to see more.. Keep up the gud work GCN!!
Great video. As an Engineer I really enjoy seeing the inside track on how kit is made. Nice one!
Thanks Geoff. Highly appreciated
Christ, what was in that coffee you were giving him, Si?! That was possibly the most chilled out human on the planet!!
9:20 I have seen this happen in the field every day in the back wheel of my husbands bike during a bike touring ride, though not with DT Swiss Spokes but „no name“ spokes. Luckily, we had several spare spokes in our repair kit but in the end we had to get our wheel made again by a bike technician to be able to continue our tour. I think this is the difference between high quality wheels like DT Swiss or Mavic and no name products which often are fitted to bikes to reduce the cost and make them more affordable. In the meanwhile, he got a DT Swiss wheel (fitted with a maxxon bike drive) and has never had such issues again despite the fact, that the wheel is under very high stress towing a heavy children trailer and being fitted with a very strong motor.
Tommy Hilfiger DT Swiss shirts.. bring up that swagger on that staff clothing
Awesome tour! Thanks.
This is amazing stuff, very interesting
Excellent! Great tour!
Good job Simon, really..
Oh thanks to the GCN, I could see the procedure of my wheelset fabrication and the factory environment.
Hope you enjoyed it 👀
5:55 lol I was SO confused about the spokes flying out
I wish I could buy dt swiss apparel somewhere because I love their logo and colors
Ah Si you missed a golden opportunity for a pun. You should have introduced Alex Schmitt as DT Swiss's spokesperson :D
Excellent video. Thanks
my black DT Swiss spokes just became a little more interesting (to me anyway). Really cool video, Love these factory tours.
Thanks man! Great to hear you enjoyed the video! Greetings from Switzerland
Amazing the work that goes into making a bike
I'm look at my rims and thinking about all the process Thank you from Pacific northwest
Thanks Kelving, highly appreciated. Greetings from Switzerland
I love the DT Swiss Freehub.
I'm curious about the reason for blurring www.amba.ac logo from machine at 3:07.
so am i...Its a machine tool, not classified information...
Plausible, but then it doesn't explain why Zwick, the manufacturer of the spoke tensile strength tester
amba.de
DT Swiss's spoke blackening process is probably nothing more than the Black Oxide process. From my understanding of the process, the spokes are dipped in a alkaline cleaning solution, rinsed in water, dipped in caustic soda (also called Lye, which is what actually blackens the metal by forming a layer of black oxide. It is then dipped in a sealant (usually oil) to 'lock in' the colour.
The same process is used to blacken many types of screws, a good example being socket head cap screws. this is also the process that makes guns black.
Yep.
The guy Alex, especially at the end, looks like a younger version of Matt !
Very interesting video. Thank you.
This is a wheelie good video, and I'm happy to see Si as DT's new spokes-person. See what I did there?
God I love a good pun, but you should have just left it open. Do you know what I mean?
You are punishing me guys.
Also the talk about wheel world testing 😁
the dirty rug on the wire looks super high tech! :)
Great video really interesting factory
I'm surprised that Si didn't bother to make a big deal about DT Swiss using WD40 in their factory labs 19:34 and try to say that its better than normal bike oil.
This video segment is wheely cool.
They need a presenter with engineering knowledge who can actually converse with these guys while helping to lead the conversation to help explain the processes and possibly highlight some unique features.
This company its fucking professional .Real pleasure to run great bike in the Swiss Alps .Aaaahhhhh i love it !
1:45 Can that wire make it less than 80 days?
Pau Costa Graell hi
Holy shit. I love Industry Nine, but you can't argue with 1634. That is hard to believe.
I love Alex's walk style.
If you compare it with SRAMs production in Taiwan, you know why you by Swiss and Europe, aside from the transport costs and emissions. And DTswiss has a awesome, leading crash replacement policy for 10 years for MTB wheels.
I like DT SWISS wheels and hubs.
Hey GCN, I recommend you doing a video on the carbon fiber KTM bikes, they seem to be neglected lol
Cartier Pham they make road race bikes
They are very hard to obtain and ktm needs to reach out the GCN. Dt Swiss, poc and all those other brands reached out to them for the videos
Simon you have a great job.
Awesome vid!
20:33, ole Alex there Is packing more than knowledge about DT Swiss products hahaha. Dude looks like me in tights.
www.procyclingstats.com/rider/alex-schmitt
Cudo's on the vid! ... Cudo's to GCN for a great subject! ... Cudo's to DT Swiss for making awesome stuff!
Thx. Highly appreciated. Greetings from Switzerland
My LBS told me that dt swiss spokes are being made in China now, at least a portion of the new batches. He had to go with some sapim double butted for my build.
Mavic 217 rim, Chris King hubs and DT Swiss Spokes are still perfectly serving after 20 years of abuse. :D
A Spaghetti
3:27
SirBlot I should have done the same thing...
Shpagetti!
noname here Schpagettie
Thats how Swiss People say Spaghetti
ptrck flkgr Pretty important!
Si!!!! That Posture tho!
Alan Cardenas Needs to go to a chiro, he'd have some big cracks saved up between his shoulders.
7:53 torture chamber in German accent sounds extra evil.
At 1:20 ... I (and my nearly cut off finger) would like to see bladed spokes banned except in a TT. If the UCI is going to keep disc brakes out, bladed spokes are a bit more dangerous.
This comment is mainly pointing out the absurdity of the ban on disc brakes; however, I did have a bladed spoke shatter the bone in my left index finger and remove a centimeter of extensor tendon that had to be grafted back together. It happened on May 6th, 2017, and I still don't quite have full use of my finger yet... or even my whole hand since I lost strength overall while it was out of commission.
when the extent of the injury you suffered, i doubt that the spoke being bladed or not would have made a difference
its not about if the spokes are bladed or not, its about momentum, you will have the same outcome even if the spokes are not bladed.
It was a crash where we were in a 38 mile road race with a mile of gravel, and several women couldn't control their bikes and got squirrely. I was avoiding each of them when finally one crashed in front of, but off to the side of me by a little more than a car width. Her bike spit out from under her spinning in front of me, then it hit something and pirouetted up tumbling with the wheel at my head level flying sideways. As it came down, it caught my hand on my hood and my fingers. My bike was pulled out from under me to the side. I flew through the air at 26mph into a tuck-and-roll move. When I came up the only damage I had was my fingers, and my first knuckle was up and back from where it should be.
It was a complete freak accident, and I don't think anything like that would happen again. I was poking fun at the disc controversy.... stuff happens, and bike racing is dangerous. But I'll keep doing it. :)
Laura Vance makes me think about my bladed spokes
I love these videos.
Where do you find a factory with workers all in bike shorts? DT Swiss of course!!
Best wheels ever!!!
Thanks, highly appreciated
Greetings from Poland :)
Got DT Swiss wheels (PR1600) and got that tingling noise for about 3500 km until the wheel probably settled itself..
the guy said like a spaghetti.... funny enough there's a pasta that you made by rolling it with bicycle spoke :D
I’m gonna order me DT Swiss wheels for the next season. My dear Crux will love them.
thx
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When will the video you filmed at the Wessex league cyclocross be posted?
a bunch of enthusiastic party people at DT Swisse
Founded 1634 to make wire for chain mail armor. Wow.
wow so much HepcoMotion MCS aluminium profile in that torture chamber, it's heavenly!
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Bought myself the Dt swiss XM 1501 spline one centerlock wheelset
4:26 we have a secret area where we stretch and hammer our spoke....🤔 Employee perks?
I just purchased a set of DT SWISS hoops
3.51 why is the sign blurred out? Again at 16.00
Didn't know Vettel's little brother was testing/prototype manager for DT swiss
I guess you guys never heard about Alpina Raggi SPA since 1926, world's top spokes and wheels manufacturer.
I will die due to that sound. Holy shit.
GCN !!!!
Hello guys, excellent video and teaching, I would like to have a set of these wheels but for me it is very expensive, I do not have enough money to buy cheap ones, could you help me get a pair? I live in Costa Rica.
🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏
I work acros the street from there :D
Wow that is hot!...Yes Si. Yes it is.
Is Simon an engineer? I feel like he has a good intuition for the technical stuff.
is the matt black bike, Alex rides a Focus Cayo???
Never knew that this was 2 hrs away lol
3:26 I find this so amusing for some reason
I expect GCN to have a spoke-tree Xmas tree in December....