What local shop has the best, or who is the best for me to go to with a set of wheels to check that they are A1, true and tight before i ride them?
I know wheel building truing is an art and i want mine checked just so that i am 100% confident that they are ok to ride as i dont want to damage them!
Wheel techie?
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Re: Wheel techie?
by Ivor » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:58 pm
why do you want them checked? are these wheels you've built? or wheels that have been in an impact?
if you've built them yourself I guess you've already got a truing stand so you can check them yourself! or no doubt there'll be someone else in the club who could give you a second opinion. if you have a tensionmeter you can double check the spokes are evenly tensioned, although if you've got a wheel even yourself then it's highly unlikely that any will be at odd tensions. you can always gauge rough tensions yourself by "twanging" the spokes or squeezing pairs together.
if you've built them yourself I guess you've already got a truing stand so you can check them yourself! or no doubt there'll be someone else in the club who could give you a second opinion. if you have a tensionmeter you can double check the spokes are evenly tensioned, although if you've got a wheel even yourself then it's highly unlikely that any will be at odd tensions. you can always gauge rough tensions yourself by "twanging" the spokes or squeezing pairs together.
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Re: Wheel techie?
by Andrew G » Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:16 pm
If for whatever reason you want them checked by a shop then Pete at GBs or Ben at Bike Plus have both built superb wheels for me.
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Re: Wheel techie?
by sonic909 » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:10 am
[quote="Ivor"]why do you want them checked? are these wheels you've built? or wheels that have been in an impact?
They are brand new, but have been on a shops display model for 3 months. I just want them checked as i am a worrier and i dont want them damaged if i can avoid it, and i cant afford to replace them if i do.
[quote="Ivor"]if you've built them yourself I guess you've already got a truing stand so you can check them yourself! or no doubt there'll be someone else in the club who could give you a second opinion. if you have a tensionmeter you can double check the spokes are evenly tensioned, although if you've got a wheel even yourself then it's highly unlikely that any will be at odd tensions. you can always gauge rough tensions yourself by "twanging" the spokes or squeezing pairs together.
Built myself!? ha... i struggle with putting air in my tyres!
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Re: Wheel techie?
by Ivor » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:56 am
ok right. gosh what a worrier! 
you should be able to decide for yourself if they are "ok" by just spinning in the frame and checking for true against the brakes, any dings or wobbles will be clear to see.
if you "really" must then as Andrew says drop them into GB's for a check over. Of course if you're buying them from a shop and they do break somehow for no apparent reason then you've still got come-back against the retailer anyway.
you should be able to decide for yourself if they are "ok" by just spinning in the frame and checking for true against the brakes, any dings or wobbles will be clear to see.
if you "really" must then as Andrew says drop them into GB's for a check over. Of course if you're buying them from a shop and they do break somehow for no apparent reason then you've still got come-back against the retailer anyway.
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