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Evening,
On the way back home managed to drop my rear wheel into probably the biggest pot hole in South Yorks :/
Consequently wheel is kicking me into back side a bit.
To be frank could just drop to LBS but on the other hand wouldn't it be nice to start fixing such things myself?
I know that there is at least 10,000 gazzilions of YT tutorials regarding that subject, but I would really appreciate if you can recommend some for total dumbass that got no truing stand and never-ever tried to move nipple with spoke key...
Cheers!
I.
Bike upside-down. Tighten the spokes on the right hand side adjacent to the buckle to move the rim to the right and vice-versa. Also loosening a little works, if you find the spokes feel too tight, compared with others that aren't near the bend. Start off with half a turn at a time, don't go mad. It's not that hard really.
Pop round to my place and I'll show you how to do it - I build wheels for National racers.
PM if you want - Sheffield.
What tthew said.
Id just add that to find the middle of the buckle you need to rest a pencil or screwdriver or something on the chainstay/fork leg and spin the wheel, you might find the wheel buckles to a point (easy to find the pair of spokes at the peak then). Or it might be a bit flatter across several spokes, in which case count in from the ends of the buckle to the pair in the center.
Its a bit of an experience/judgemet/practice job. Half a turn, quater turn, across 2, 3, 4 spokes etc.
It's surprisingly easier once you get it.
Get yourself an old wheel from some where and just fiddle with it, while watching some youtube videos, you'll get it eventually.
From what you describe, you maybe be able to pull it back a bit with tensioning but you'll not solve it. Sudden and significant change after a noticeable impact sounds more like a bend than a buckle.
A zip tie on a seatstay can be a useful guide to where it is out of true...
Yep, I use a zip tie when building my wheels as I am too tight to buy a truing stand (can be used above rim for roundness and to side for straightness)
Onzadog
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From what you describe, you maybe be able to pull it back a bit with tensioning but you’ll not solve it. Sudden and significant change after a noticeable impact sounds more like a bend than a buckle
Indeed. You might need to use some brute force to straighten the rim, then true.
Cheers!
Initial inspection didn't yield any serious bending/dinging/flattening. But won't know until I will take tyre off and inspect it closer.
I.
First step is just to tighten all the loose spokes so each side is evenly tensioned. That'll tell you if there's and obvious bend. Usually when I do that a wheel is never far away. Then it's just a case of tweaking it to true.
No flat spot found that is a bonus. Considering I was doing it first time with zip-tie on stays only pretty pleases with a result 😀
Thanks for all the suggestions ad advises. I worked as says on the tin xD
Cheers!
I.