Looking to pass these on so just wanted to know is it worth getting them trued or is the slight wobble negligible? Thanks
Is it worth getting this trued?
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by t-rex_little_arms
Looking to pass these on so just wanted to know is it worth getting them trued or is the slight wobble negligible? Thanks
Is it worth getting this trued?
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by t-rex_little_arms
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If it’s going to have rim brakes, yes. If not, no.
Just tighten one of the nipples to pull it right a bit and reassess
Absolutely yes
Within 5 minutes it can already be improved, in 10 it will be good and in 15 perfect (give of take, but it is damn rewarding ;))
Yeah because your spoke tension can be all over the place causing issues on the long term (or short term if you’re heavy like me)
Thanks all for the advice, I’ll get it sorted!
The answer in to learn how true wheels.
Is it worth getting it trued? No. Is it worth getting a spoke wrench and taking 30 minutes to learn how to true it? Yes
Just do it yourself. You’ll have that straight in 30 seconds with a spoke key and probably 5 or 6 adjustments.
lol yes
Probably more important to get a sense of the spoke tension in that area and try to get it pretty close to equal vs having it in perfect true. Sometimes rim impact can leave a rim looking like that and it’s possible to way over or under tension those spokes, which actually will lead to failure.
The main question is if the spoke tension is nice and even.
I can take care of that in 10 minutes max. Read up on how to do this. Buy the correct sized spoke tool and learn a skill that will be with you forever.
This is especially simple because it is only out of true laterally. It would take an hour max if it were also out of true radially.