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Penny S.
Guest
( and a trip to lbs)
I trued it to the best of my ability but couldn't get it "perfect" but as a newbie wheel truer I
wasn't too worried about at least their wasn't a thump on using my rear brake any more.
I went to go visit the lbs guys to get a new chain. B. put the Svelte Hawaiian up on the
workstand, double checked the chain ( you have a few months, might as well wait) and since it was
dead on a Saturday afternoon he started poking around. I asked him about the wheel... he messed
around with it a bit then two of them started working on it as they couldn't get it true. Finally
Guy the wheel builder took it down to the basement to put on the wheel stand and is gone for 20
minutes. Verdict: Penny must have hit some thing, there's a flat spot in the rim that's not
truable. Recommendation: new wheel, but for now ride it until it gets really bad. Cost? Ouch.
Mavic crossride rim with Mavic hub. Hubs in good shape but to build the whole new wheel is
about$150 with the super special spokes it has. Ah, that's what I get for buying a "nice" bike. I
guess I'll ride it until it gets really bad.
Penny
I trued it to the best of my ability but couldn't get it "perfect" but as a newbie wheel truer I
wasn't too worried about at least their wasn't a thump on using my rear brake any more.
I went to go visit the lbs guys to get a new chain. B. put the Svelte Hawaiian up on the
workstand, double checked the chain ( you have a few months, might as well wait) and since it was
dead on a Saturday afternoon he started poking around. I asked him about the wheel... he messed
around with it a bit then two of them started working on it as they couldn't get it true. Finally
Guy the wheel builder took it down to the basement to put on the wheel stand and is gone for 20
minutes. Verdict: Penny must have hit some thing, there's a flat spot in the rim that's not
truable. Recommendation: new wheel, but for now ride it until it gets really bad. Cost? Ouch.
Mavic crossride rim with Mavic hub. Hubs in good shape but to build the whole new wheel is
about$150 with the super special spokes it has. Ah, that's what I get for buying a "nice" bike. I
guess I'll ride it until it gets really bad.
Penny