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I have a relatively new, custom-built wheel. Wheelsmith XL14/17/14 spokes (24) laced radially to a
Speedcific hub and a Velocity Aerohead rim. The wheel arrived nice and true, but after only a few
rides it started to lose it and now I can't keep it in true.
I'm no wheel builder, but shouldn't all the spokes on a radially-laced front wheel be tensioned
quite similarly? I'm curious why, when I ping the spokes in this wheel they seem to alternate almost
precisely ... ping ... pong ... ping ... pong -- two different tones. And I can true it up nice and
take one ride and it's rubbing the brake shoes before I'm home.
I had a rear wheel with this set I bought. I sent it back 'cuz it wasn't true when it arrived. The
replacement I got has been excellent so far. I'm just wondering if the original set I got was
built when the builder was on an off day or something and I need to send the front back to be
replaced, too.
Bob C.
Speedcific hub and a Velocity Aerohead rim. The wheel arrived nice and true, but after only a few
rides it started to lose it and now I can't keep it in true.
I'm no wheel builder, but shouldn't all the spokes on a radially-laced front wheel be tensioned
quite similarly? I'm curious why, when I ping the spokes in this wheel they seem to alternate almost
precisely ... ping ... pong ... ping ... pong -- two different tones. And I can true it up nice and
take one ride and it's rubbing the brake shoes before I'm home.
I had a rear wheel with this set I bought. I sent it back 'cuz it wasn't true when it arrived. The
replacement I got has been excellent so far. I'm just wondering if the original set I got was
built when the builder was on an off day or something and I need to send the front back to be
replaced, too.
Bob C.