front wheel from communal 29” Medium size 2019 Trek Fuel ex5. Gets ridden by riders between 110-200lbs lol. Bigger rider tried to walk the bike down a wet trail, slipped and fell onto it.
After hitting it, i did up the spokes for tension, still big wobble so straightened it the best i could resulting with less wobble, but one loose spot. Not crazy loose. Just looser than the rest. One spots a little tight too.
safe? disaster waiting to happen?
by 4door2seater
7 Comments
Well that’s one way
Whatever works I guess, till it doesn’t. lol.
The joys of discs brakes, don’t have to worry about being perfectly true to keep riding and braking.
perfect
good enough. got almost the same before and after.
You should squeeze the spokes and see if all the spokes on one side feel similar to the spokes on that same side. It’s ok if spokes on different sides of the hub feel different but spokes on the same flange should feel similar. If the wheel is mostly true and the relative tension of the spokes are good then the wheel should hold up assuming there is no damage to the rim. If you need some spokes to be much tighter than others then it won’t be a strong wheel and you likely have too warped of a rim.
I am truly impressed
Cue Grandpa Simpson voice: Back in my day, wheels had to be trued within a ten billionth of a mm or else people went crazy when their brake pads rubbed even the slightest bit. Add rain and mud and it was nearly impossible to avoid the scraping sound that was like nails on a chalkboard. Count yourself lucky, modern riders and bike mechanics.