Comments on: How To True a Wheel

By: Rick Wiley

Rick Wiley — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:03:50 +0000

Our club is starting to build wheels using 100mm rims. We have fabbed a truing stand to start with, but may want to upgrade later. I noticed that you use a Park TS-2 any chance it would accomodate a build as large as we are attempting?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:35:38 +0000

Professional shop rates are usually about $40/hour here, so if it takes half an hour to true a wheel it’s roughly $20 for the job. The prices may fluctuate, and some shops have flat rates as well.

By: anton

anton — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:25:10 +0000

wow, its expensive if we convert $20 in our currency. Is it $20 for both wheels or $20 each? In our country its equivalent to around $1-2 per wheel if you want to have your wheels trued in a bike shop.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:29:45 +0000

If it’s just a regular truing job, it will probably take them about half an hour and cost about $20.

By: Anton

Anton — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:44:41 +0000

How much would it usually take for you to have your wheel trued at a bike shop? I have an idea how much it costs in our country and I’d like to know how much in yours.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:33:58 +0000

Oops, I missed the word ‘lateral’, sorry about that. What you are doing is correct, so you may have some issues with wheel tension. Is it a steel or aluminum rim? Is the rim warped or damage in any way? That can sometimes create the problem you’re having. In that case, get it as straight as you can and ride it out as long as possible.

By: Tony Bullard

Tony Bullard — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:28:40 +0000

Forgive me, “High” spot is a bad use of words. I mean to say a spot that sticks out to one side. Lateral adjustment. It sticks out to the non-drive side.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:24:04 +0000

Wheel truing is certainly frustrating… I’m trying to picture what is happening on your wheel. If you have a high-spot you should only be adjusting to spokes on that side of the wheel. From your question it sounds like you might be adjusting spokes on both ends of the wheel?

By: Tony Bullard

Tony Bullard — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:42:07 +0000

I have an issue with lateral adjustment. I have a high spot, so I loosen the spokes on the high side, tighten on the low side. I see some improvement, but it’s never enough, and it comes to the point where the high side spokes are very loose, and the opposite very tight. Help?

By: mark

mark — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:23:57 +0000

As a drummer who is still mastering the art of drum tuning, I have to say that I never thought I’d get involved in something even MORE difficult. Well, here it is: wheel truing. God knows I could pay someone to do it, but I just have to believe I can do everything myself! Thanks for the very clear tutorial. Actually getting it right is a whole other matter!