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Wheel truing 101?
I have an older Trek being used as my commuter. It has an older, but
decent, wheelset on it with rim (V) brakes. I've always noticed a major rub when braking on the front wheel. That grab/release feeling when lightly applying the brakes. So I finally threw it on the stand a couple of days ago and spun the wheel, looking for the wow. I found and marked the chunk of rim that appeared to be the culprit and grabbed my spoke wrench for my innaugural attempt at wheel truing. The wow seemed to encompass about six inches of rim, so over that area I gave the "wowed" (towards brake pd) side spokes a 1/4 turn loose and the corresponding other side spokes a 1/4 turn tight. It seemed to work pretty well, the wow was greatly reduced. I figured I'd ride it for a couple of days and see how the stresses were redistributed. Now it's a couple of days later, and the big wow is mostly gone. What I notice now is a lot of little grab/releases. I'm assuming this is due to minor wows in the rim that I didn't notice before because of the bigger problem. So, my wheel newbie questions: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? Is it worthwhile to try to get rid of all the little wows in the rim? I've been using discs on my other bikes for years, so wheel perfection isn't an issue there. Is there a reasonable way for a newbie to judge correct spoke tension? I have read a couple of articles by wheel experts, and it seems testing by hand is almost an aquired art. Any tried and true simple methods recommended? Cheers Gary |
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Wheel truing 101?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:31:34 -0700, Mamba wrote
(in article ): I have an older Trek being used as my commuter. It has an older, but decent, wheelset on it with rim (V) brakes. I've always noticed a major rub when braking on the front wheel. That grab/release feeling when lightly applying the brakes. So I finally threw it on the stand a couple of days ago and spun the wheel, looking for the wow. I found and marked the chunk of rim that appeared to be the culprit and grabbed my spoke wrench for my innaugural attempt at wheel truing. The wow seemed to encompass about six inches of rim, so over that area I gave the "wowed" (towards brake pd) side spokes a 1/4 turn loose and the corresponding other side spokes a 1/4 turn tight. It seemed to work pretty well, the wow was greatly reduced. I figured I'd ride it for a couple of days and see how the stresses were redistributed. Now it's a couple of days later, and the big wow is mostly gone. What I notice now is a lot of little grab/releases. I'm assuming this is due to minor wows in the rim that I didn't notice before because of the bigger problem. So, my wheel newbie questions: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? It can. I always look at the wheel as a whole when truing. Is it worthwhile to try to get rid of all the little wows in the rim? You should be able to get it to a point where you won't feel it pulsating through the brakes. I've been using discs on my other bikes for years, so wheel perfection isn't an issue there. Is there a reasonable way for a newbie to judge correct spoke tension? I have read a couple of articles by wheel experts, and it seems testing by hand is almost an aquired art. Any tried and true simple methods recommended? I true by ear- plucking the spokes and comparing the sound with other spokes on the same side of the same wheel. I've used Jobst Brandt's book "The Bicycle Wheel" and Sheldon Brown's site http://sheldonbrown.com/wheels/index.html as references. You should also look the rim over carefully for splits or dents that could cause feedback through the brakes. It's also important to stress relieve the spokes after truing. This is discussed in Jobst's book. As with any other skill it takes some practice to acquire. good luck. Paul Cheers Gary |
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Wheel truing 101?
Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. Is it worthwhile to try to get rid of all the little wows in the rim? How much free time do you have? Is there a reasonable way for a newbie to judge correct spoke tension? I It used to be done by the tone of the spokes. I prefer a $50 Park tensiometer, and an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.parktool.com/repair/howtos/TCC_version10.xls have read a couple of articles by wheel experts, and it seems testing by hand is almost an aquired art. Any tried and true simple methods recommended? Try this book, it's a good start. http://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Wheel-.../dp/0960723668 |
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Wheel truing 101?
CowPunk wrote:
Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. 'Splain that one, if you would. Shawn |
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Shawn wrote:
CowPunk wrote: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. 'Splain that one, if you would. Glad you posted that. I thought it was just me being thick ;-) G Shawn |
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Gazza wrote:
Shawn wrote: CowPunk wrote: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. 'Splain that one, if you would. Glad you posted that. I thought it was just me being thick ;-) To keep things in round. Greg -- The ticket******* Tax Tracker: http://www.ticketmastersucks.org/tracker.html Dethink to survive - Mclusky |
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"G.T." wrote in message
... Gazza wrote: Shawn wrote: CowPunk wrote: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. 'Splain that one, if you would. Glad you posted that. I thought it was just me being thick ;-) To keep things in round. Greg If I adjusted the spokes in opposite directions (some tighter, some looser) at the point of the wow, doesn't the "net" tension on that side of the wheel remain static? How can this affect the roundness of the wheel as a whole? Tnx Gary |
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Wheel truing 101?
Mamba wrote:
"G.T." wrote in message ... Gazza wrote: Shawn wrote: CowPunk wrote: Does working on one section of a wheel rim often/usually cause another section to go out of true? You should have adjusted the spokes on the opposite side of the wheel, not just the ones on the opposite side of the rim. 'Splain that one, if you would. Glad you posted that. I thought it was just me being thick ;-) To keep things in round. Greg If I adjusted the spokes in opposite directions (some tighter, some looser) at the point of the wow, doesn't the "net" tension on that side of the wheel remain static? How can this affect the roundness of the wheel as a whole? It doesn't. If, for example, the rim is further from the hub over four spokes, causing it to bulge out radially along that length, and you tighten those spokes to pull the bulge in, the overall spoke tension of the entire wheel increases, but not much, and the increase isn't localized exactly opposite to the site you just tightened. Rather it gets spread to all of the spokes. A spoked wheel doesn't behave exactly like a rigid disk. Shawn |
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