Truing Shimano R500 wheels
Hi all
Just been reading Sheldon Brown's article on wheelbuilding, Truing in particular. His article concentrates on wheels with a high spoke count.
A very novice question - do the same principles apply to truing a factory wheel such as mine?
Thanks
Just been reading Sheldon Brown's article on wheelbuilding, Truing in particular. His article concentrates on wheels with a high spoke count.
A very novice question - do the same principles apply to truing a factory wheel such as mine?
Thanks
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Yeh, exactly the same, just make sure you have the correct size spoke key!Carbon fibre, it's all nonsense. Drink beer. Ride a steel bike. Don't be a ponce.0
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Another quick one -
I am noticing a very slight deviation in my wheels. Will the fact that there are tyres on the rims make it look worse than it really is?
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Yes, possibly. I tend to just leave the tyres on when I true a wheel... probably not the best way to do it.
The R500 wheels come with a tiny machined silver alloy spoke key. Normal spoke keys won't work as the nipples are a lot larger on the R500 / R550 wheelsets...0 -
Thanks guys.
When you say "comes with a tiny machined silver alloy spoke key", does that mean I should have received mine when I picked up my bike?
Can you buy them separately?
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