Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
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Sir Ride-A-Lot' Sir.Ride-a-Lot said:
Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
Why? <G>
There is actually a "good enough" when truing a wheel.
Barry
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Sir Ride-A-Lot said:
Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one...
...because your sphincter's so tight, you can [censored] diamonds? If its laser guided and AI computer
controlled, now you're on to something ;-)Shawn
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Sir Ride-A-Lot said:
Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one...
...because your sphincter's so tight, you can [censored] diamonds? If its laser guided and AI computer
controlled, now you're on to something ;-)April 1, 2004 Sir Ride-A-Lot's laser guided and AI computer controlled truing stand comes online.
June 4, 2004 it takes over NORAD and launches World War III.Mike
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Sir Ride-A-Lot' Sir.Ride-a-Lot said:
Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
Why? Here I go again,....stick with the simple solutions, they last longer and work best.
Peace and good luck, don't put you eye out with it, Bill ...one speed to rule them all, one speed to
find them, one speed to bring them all and on the trails pass them In the Land of Avalon where the
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Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
Use such a high-powered laser that it vaporizes away the part of the rim that's out of true. One
rotation, and you have an instantly true wheel!--
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Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
Use such a high-powered laser that it vaporizes away the part of the rim that's out of true. One
rotation, and you have an instantly true wheel!That's actually pretty much how the machined rims are made (OK, not with a laser though). This
produces a rim that's very flat, but at the expense of having too much rim material in some places
(and the possibility of having too little in other places, though I haven't heard too many incidents
of that happening lately).It does kinda make you wonder if maybe someday Mavic or some other wheel manufacturer might start
machinging the rims AFTER the wheel is built. By doing so, they could brag that their wheels are X
times "truer" than the competition.It would be pointless, but true (so obviously it would sell a lot of wheels).
Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame
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Does such a beast exist? If not, I'm gonna build one.
Use such a high-powered laser that it vaporizes away the part of the rim that's out of true. One
rotation, and you have an instantly true wheel!That's actually pretty much how the machined rims are made (OK, not with a laser though). This
produces a rim that's very flat, but at the expense of having too much rim material in some places
(and the possibility of having too little in other places, though I haven't heard too many
incidents of that happening lately).Wait... do you mean machined after extrusion but before the rim is bent into a hoop? Or after? Are
you referring to the braking surface machining?--
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Use such a high-powered laser that it vaporizes away the part of the rim that's out of true. One
rotation, and you have an instantly true wheel!That's actually pretty much how the machined rims are made (OK, not with a laser though). This
produces a rim that's very flat, but at the expense of having too much rim material in some
places (and the possibility of having too little in other places, though I haven't heard too many
incidents of that happening lately).Wait... do you mean machined after extrusion but before the rim is bent into a hoop? Or after? Are
you referring to the braking surface machining?I'm talking about the machining of the brake surface. They build the rim with thicker-than-necessary
braking surfaces, then machine it flat.Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame
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