Thread: Truing a wheel
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Old December 8th 10, 01:57 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Geoff Lock[_2_]
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Default Truing a wheel

On 8/12/2010 10:59 AM, terryc wrote:
Geoff Lock wrote:

I am no closer to that elusive round and straight wheel


New materials, yes.
Old materials very, very hard.


I suspect that is my real problem as I have one area on the wheel which
seems flatter - almost as though that section has been bumped real hard


BTW, what tension release do people use whilst building?
I grab bunches of four spokes and squeeze.
It get really tedious when you get down to trning the nipples 1/8 of a
turn.


I grab a coupla of spokes on each side and squeeze.
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