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Trouble Shooting Tips For Wheel Truing
Problem: Your spokes keep breaking.
Solution: This is probably because of poor
quality spokes. Replace them with ones of better quality.
Problem: The wheels will not stay true.
Solution: When you true the wheels, make
sure the spoke tension is sufficient and uniform for every
spoke. If the spokes continue to loosen try to make them
a little tighter.
Problem: You have radial spoked wheels
(the spokes travel directly from the hub to the rim without
crossing other spokes) and they continually loosen.
Solution: Add more tension. If they loosen
again, it is probably because of the spoke pattern. Radial
spokes take shock from the road directly and are more apt
to loosen. To keep them tight, loosen all the nipples, apply
a light thread adhesive to the nipple, and re-tension the
wheel.
References
1. Langley, Jim. Bicycling Magazine’s Complete
Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair or Road and Mountain
Bikes. Emmaus: Pennsylvania. 1999.
2. Milson, Fred. The Bike Book: Complete Step-By-Step
Guide to Choosing, Maintaining, and Repairing Your Bicycle.
Des Moines: Iowa. 1995.
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