Tips for truing wheels

mountainlion
mountainlion Posts: 22
edited October 2012 in Commuting general
Does anyone know any good ways of doing this without buying an expensive stand? I have disc brakes btw. I have tried to do it by eye but it's quite difficult for me. It seems to be something I have to do every few months so would prefer doing it myself.

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  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    keep the wheels in the frame/fork and use cable ties around chainstays/forks adjacent to the rim - trim so they can be rotated in and out against the rim. Use these as the datum to true the wheel (lateral truing)

    http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... rim-truing
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    You can true on the bike to sufficient accuracy. Ive never used zipties as guides but its a good idea.
    If your wheels need re-truing every few months, something is wrong. Check the tension and pre-stress the spokes.
    On a poor wheel, you have to balance tension and trueness.

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