Several spokes are visibly loose. I am not sure if this wheel was wrecked because there aren’t any scratches that suggest that. Just need an opinion before diving into wheel truing.
by jesuselcapitan
Several spokes are visibly loose. I am not sure if this wheel was wrecked because there aren’t any scratches that suggest that. Just need an opinion before diving into wheel truing.
by jesuselcapitan
11 Comments
Yes. Either use a truing stand, zip ties on the fork/seat stay, it send it in for service.
I’m just here to learn but that wheel looks like Shakira belly dancing 😂
Yeah, might not be perfect but it can be done
Don’t see why not. Did you case a jump or something?
The cheap wheels that came on my bike were very poorly tensioned from the factory and i messed up the rear wheel casing a small jump early on. I decided to get the tools and learn wheel building. Fixed the wheel, and built a backup wheel because i wasn’t trusting that old one to last.
Fast forward 2 years, that old wheel has been beaten way worse than that case and i rarely have to review the tensions. The fresh wheel has like 50k only from a couple test rides.
So about your wheel, at this point the rim looks pretty bad but i bet if you remove the tension from all the spokes the rim will be straighter than what it looks now. It doesn’t seem to have any radial truing problems to solve so that’s a plus. It will still require tools($), work and patience though.
The tools you need are a spoke wrench(get a 4 sided with a large handle), tensiometer, dishing tool and zip ties. A nipple driver is also good to have.
Before spending money, check if the eyelets, where the spokes enter the rim, are cracked. If so, i think you need a new rim.
No, that rim is too far bent. You can true a wheel that has a slight wobble but I think that is too excessive. In order to true it you would have a serious imbalance of spoke tension.
Yes. For skilled mechanics this is achievable.
For amateurs. Helps if you are a Saint for that kind of patience.
Nope.
The aluminum is bent too much, no amount of spoke tension will bring that back.
It’s worth a try if you have a way to true it. It also depends on the type of riding/bike you have
There is a machine probably at your oldschool LBS.
Worth a try, first reduce the spoke tension and true from scratch.
>Just need an opinion before diving into wheel truing.
There is no need to “dive in.” You can do a basic wheel true with the wheel on the bike, and it’ll take 5 minutes. After that, it’ll be pretty obvious whether it’s fixble.
It’ll literally take less time for you to try than to read all these comments and reply.