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So my rear wheel has a slight buckle.
I have a spoke tool but no stand or any previous experience in this.
Have any of you managed to make a stand from bits round the house or just done without?
Other options are to buy a stand which may be useful for the future (not sure how often wheels need truing), or pop down to a bike shop for them to do it (how much could I expect to pay?)
Grateful of any advice please
Keep the wheel in the bike, upside-down. Use a rubber band to tie a pencil to the seatstays as a guide.
Just keep the wheel in the frame and use a couple of zip ties on the seat stays to judge where the bits that need moving are.
Like this (use zip ties instead of the brake blocks)
bike shop will probably charge £10-£15, but it's good to learn to do it yourself.
Thank you!
I'm going to have a go at fixing it this afternoon
Been straightening wheels for 30 years without a stand.
I leave the wheel in frame/forks
blue tack and a matchstick if i am taking my time
brakeblocks if i'm in a hurry
its useful to practice on an old wheel if you can.
Read the guide on Sheldon Brown
Don't be ham-fisted with it. Take a quarter-turn of each nipple at a time, and don't forget to loosen/tighten opposing spokes (i.e., if you tighten one to pull the rim one way, loosen it's opposite number slightly).
When you've finished, put on a pair of thick gloves and grab a handful spokes before giving them a good squeeze to even things up. The recheck for true and finally give each spoke a "twang" to make sure that you've no very loose/tight ones.
There was a (suprisingly good) guide on pinkbike a few months ago about sorting buckles. I don't know how reliable it is but I read it and trued my rear wheel after it got slightly.... spaghettified after being minced down the Ranger Path.
I used the late great Sheldon Brown guide.
It's one of those skills that once learnt, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
I used the late great Sheldon Brown guide. I fond his guide so helpful I even e-mailed to thank him, got a lovely reply, and corresponded a little more with him.
It's one of those skills that once learnt, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Take a quarter-turn of each nipple at a time
oooooh matron !