...the wheel is now true. Surely it cant be that easy.?
New spoke in, tighten. Done.?
I thought it was a black art.
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I've just replaced a broken spoke and...
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Posted 3 months ago #
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It can be, but if the wheel was OK before, you stand a good chance of getting it back to true-ish
Truing wheels is actually very easy though, don't let anyone tell you any different!
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Yes, it can be that easy.
But....why did it break?
That's where the black art comes in.
SB
Posted 3 months ago # -
what he said one spoke is easy but usually more will follow - does it have even tension?
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But....why did it break?
Lard arse on a cheap road wheels.
does it have even tension?
Yes.
Posted 3 months ago # -
yes it can happen.
Break >3 then rebuild needed
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Yep.
Its building it with an all round even tension to ensure that all spokes are contributing evenly to the wheel's strength.
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Even when one spoke breaks you should slack the whole wheel off replace the spoke then retension, but nobody doe's.
Posted 3 months ago #
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