help truing new wheel

I just built a new rear wheel. It's a 32-spoke 700C. I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

Thanks!

On Sep 7, 9:22*am, wrote:
I just built a new rear wheel. *It's a 32-spoke 700C. *I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. *Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

Thanks!

loosen all the spokes and try again; practice makes perfect

wrote:
I just built a new rear wheel. It's a 32-spoke 700C. I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

In my very limited experience the rim is often distorted where the two
ends meet, even "high quality" rims.

On Sep 7, 9:22*am, wrote:
I just built a new rear wheel. *It's a 32-spoke 700C. *I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. *Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

The spokes near rim joint often require more tension than the rest of
the wheel for what it's worth, so if it's "hopping" in a way that that
would help--it's pretty normal--pull it into shape.

On Sep 7, 9:22*am, wrote:
I just built a new rear wheel. *It's a 32-spoke 700C. *I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. *Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

Thanks!

loosen all the spokes and try again; practice makes perfect

wrote:
I just built a new rear wheel. It's a 32-spoke 700C. I got it true
and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm not sure
how to remove it. Anybody have any suggestions about how to remove
such a "hop"?

Can you feel it when you ride? If not, I would ignore the hop.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
“Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken /
She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.”

Tom Sherman wrote:

I just built a new rear wheel. It's a 32-spoke 700C. I got it
true and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm
not sure how to remove it. Anybody have any suggestions about how
to remove such a "hop"?

Can you feel it when you ride? If not, I would ignore the hop.

I have no idea ho big the hop is but if it can be felt when braking,
that's what I find important. What brand of rim is this and what
shape is it. If its a deep section aero rim you can't get rid of the
hop, but then that's the price you pay for the modern components.
They look fast but don't deliver where it counts.

Jobst Brandt

wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:

I just built a new rear wheel. It's a 32-spoke 700C. I got it
true and round, except for a slight "hop" near the seam, and I'm
not sure how to remove it. Anybody have any suggestions about how
to remove such a "hop"?

Can you feel it when you ride? If not, I would ignore the hop.

I have no idea ho big the hop is but if it can be felt when braking,
that's what I find important. What brand of rim is this and what
shape is it. If its a deep section aero rim you can't get rid of the
hop, but then that's the price you pay for the modern components.
They look fast but don't deliver where it counts.


how would you know??? you don't use them!

Jobst Brandt wrote: "What brand of rim is this and what shape is
it?"

It's a Mavic Open Sport, which is a double-walled conventional (non-
aero) rim. Actually, the damned Continental UltraRace (made in
Thailand) that I bought to use with this rim has a lot more out-of-
round than the rim does! I guess I'll try re-seating the tire.

Oh, the tire was so hard to get on the rim (even with tire irons)
that it didn't seat right the first time. That's why it was out-of-
round. After I squirted it down with silicone spray, I was able to
install it properly by hand, without using tire irons. There doesn't
seem to be any out-of-round now that the tire is installed correctly.
I guess the "hop" isn't going to be a problem.