Stiglitz86 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Who? does it in JHB. I live in Croydon. How much am I looking at paying? The rim is a ritchey rim on the rear of my road bike which has a slight wobble to it....... Front still seems fine.
Long Wheel Base Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Most LBS will do it. Not sure who your LBS is but croyden is close to greenstone/stoneridge, Take it to ridgeway cycles at stoneridge shopping centre.
Stiglitz86 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Posted January 6, 2015 I bought both my MTB and road bike from Mean Machines - Goerge in Germiston(don`t know if he is still going as the last time I was there was 2 years ago when I bought the road bike - 2nd hand).
the nerd Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I bought both my MTB and road bike from Mean Machines - Goerge in Germiston(don`t know if he is still going as the last time I was there was 2 years ago when I bought the road bike - 2nd hand). He is still going and will true your wheel.
karlito Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Not that difficult to true a rim if is not bent. Use a rubber band to attach a pencil to your frame next to your rim, this will give you a good idea of where the wobble starts and ends. You will see that the spokes alternate sides to which they attach on the hub. Simply loosen one side and tighten other side slightly to pull the rim back in a certain direction Lots of tutorials online
David Marshall Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Not that difficult to true a rim if is not bent. Use a rubber band to attach a pencil to your frame next to your rim, this will give you a good idea of where the wobble starts and ends. You will see that the spokes alternate sides to which they attach on the hub. Simply loosen one side and tighten other side slightly to pull the rim back in a certain direction Lots of tutorials onlineGood advice. A cable tie on the frame works equally well. As a rule when truing tighten spokes rather than loosening as spokes will loosen themselves over time. Another story if the rim is actually damaged! I charge R45 for a basic true and R95 if the wheel needs to be dished or tensioned as well.
porqui Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Not that difficult to true a rim if is not bent. Use a rubber band to attach a pencil to your frame next to your rim, this will give you a good idea of where the wobble starts and ends. You will see that the spokes alternate sides to which they attach on the hub. Simply loosen one side and tighten other side slightly to pull the rim back in a certain direction Lots of tutorials online Not quite as simple as that - but yes one can do it yourself - google and youtube can show you how.
Stiglitz86 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Posted January 7, 2015 Good advice. A cable tie on the frame works equally well. As a rule when truing tighten spokes rather than loosening as spokes will loosen themselves over time. Another story if the rim is actually damaged! I charge R45 for a basic true and R95 if the wheel needs to be dished or tensioned as well. Thanks for the reply David. How long does it take for a basic true to be done? and are you available on Saturday to assess the extent of my Noobness when it comes to rims and the trueing there of?
David Marshall Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Thanks for the reply David. How long does it take for a basic true to be done? and are you available on Saturday to assess the extent of my Noobness when it comes to rims and the trueing there of?If it is just a true I can do it while you wait. Saturday I have entered the Druiwefees in Limpopo so I won't be around for most of the day. I can do an evening if you like. PM, email or call me as I battle to keep on top of these threads!
RockCoach Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 As stated, most shops should be able to do this for you at reasonable cost. If you don't come right you can give us at the Trailhead a shout. Jay will sort it for you.
Daniel J Méssem Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 my 2c,get it done by someone with a spoke tensiometer, and get it tensioned and dished at the same time if the tensions are not high and equal then it will losen after a while
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