How often does everyone true their wheels? - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

MaxPayne · 28th August 2008

I was just wanted to know how often wheels needed to be trued? Because ive had mine for two and half weeks and they need to be trued again already.

whatfriends · 28th August 2008

if they were new, there'll be a bedding in period where they may need to be tweaked for tension,but re trued already? spose it depends on your riding and what the wheels are but if you true them now i'd be suprised if they need redoing again for a while.

deadly fanny pack · 28th August 2008

What friend's explanation is pretty accurate. Once trued after bed-in, with good even tension all the way around wheel, re-truing is not really required for a long-long time, if ever.

But me, I just look at them sternly, they soon straighten out.

MrSmith · 28th August 2008

must be a crap build then. my condor built goldtec/open-pro's haven't needed to be touched after 16 months of use. my self built MTB wheels needed a 1/4 turn after a year as they take a lot more abuse than a road wheel.

deadly fanny pack · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by MrSmith

must be a crap build then. my condor built goldtec/open-pro's haven't needed to be touched after 16 months of use. my self built MTB wheels needed a 1/4 turn after a year as they take a lot more abuse than a road wheel.

Good wheelbuilders stress the wheel as part of the building process, you can do this yourself buy yanking with all your might on your spokes, squeezing and if you like jumping on your wheels.

Then with the final 'true' they stay like that forever.

Some lazy mtb wheelbuilders also ignore the fact that disc braked wheels can benefit from 3x or 4x lacing.

ChrisNW · 28th August 2008

Machine built wheels tend to need truing fairly soon. Hand built wheels if properly done may not need attention for ages.

Depends on the surface you ride on, weight they have to support and quality of components too.

My cheap-as-chips SystemX+ACI+Mavic self built wheels have been going almost a year without needing the slightest tweak, and that was the first wheels I've built. About 5000 miles on them so far.

livingasleep · 28th August 2008

dont you hate it when you cant edit the thread titles? you then get ridiculed in the typo thread and the grammar police come to your house.

asm · 28th August 2008

My wheels have always been false.

h2o · 28th August 2008

about 4-5 times a week, spending around 90 minutes each time, using filtered water.

Oops wrong thread.

MaxPayne · 28th August 2008

Thanks for all your comments has helped alot :)

Donut! · 29th August 2008

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Originally Posted by h2o

about 4-5 Times A Week, Spending Around 90 Minutes Each Time, Using Filtered Water.

Oops Wrong Thread.

Lmao! +1000

28th August 2008	#1
MaxPayne	How often does everyone true their wheels? I was just wanted to know how often wheels needed to be trued? Because ive had mine for two and half weeks and they need to be trued again already.
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28th August 2008	#4
MrSmith Blog Entries: 4	must be a crap build then. my condor built goldtec/open-pro's haven't needed to be touched after 16 months of use. my self built MTB wheels needed a 1/4 turn after a year as they take a lot more abuse than a road wheel.
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28th August 2008	#2
whatfriends	if they were new, there'll be a bedding in period where they may need to be tweaked for tension,but re trued already? spose it depends on your riding and what the wheels are but if you true them now i'd be suprised if they need redoing again for a while.
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28th August 2008	#3
deadly fanny pack	What friend's explanation is pretty accurate. Once trued after bed-in, with good even tension all the way around wheel, re-truing is not really required for a long-long time, if ever. But me, I just look at them sternly, they soon straighten out.
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28th August 2008	#6
ChrisNW	Machine built wheels tend to need truing fairly soon. Hand built wheels if properly done may not need attention for ages. Depends on the surface you ride on, weight they have to support and quality of components too. My cheap-as-chips SystemX+ACI+Mavic self built wheels have been going almost a year without needing the slightest tweak, and that was the first wheels I've built. About 5000 miles on them so far.
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28th August 2008	#7
livingasleep	dont you hate it when you cant edit the thread titles? you then get ridiculed in the typo thread and the grammar police come to your house.
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