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Rkfast
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Got my new hand-built wheels yesterday, slapped em on, set the brakes and off I went to my favorite
local trail. After three very deliberate miles on my favorite trails, the rear rim's got a slight
bend to it. These rims were built by what I thought was a good builder and I dont want to disparage
him. BUT...three pretty careful miles and a few roots later and Im starting to go out of true
already??? My buddy told me to "lighten up", as all MTB rims given the abuse they see have some
imperfections in them as he claims. I dont know if I buy that just yet. Sure..maybe after I start
thrashing them I can see them getting beat up. But again...three deliberate miles and a few roots
and Im going out of true.
Is this normal??? Could they just need the tension re-checked and the rim re-trued after a few
rides? Do I need to ligthen up?
local trail. After three very deliberate miles on my favorite trails, the rear rim's got a slight
bend to it. These rims were built by what I thought was a good builder and I dont want to disparage
him. BUT...three pretty careful miles and a few roots later and Im starting to go out of true
already??? My buddy told me to "lighten up", as all MTB rims given the abuse they see have some
imperfections in them as he claims. I dont know if I buy that just yet. Sure..maybe after I start
thrashing them I can see them getting beat up. But again...three deliberate miles and a few roots
and Im going out of true.
Is this normal??? Could they just need the tension re-checked and the rim re-trued after a few
rides? Do I need to ligthen up?