Car & bikeTried-and-true tip
Spot wheel wobble without a truing stand using a zip tie as a pointer
Spot wheel wobble without a truing stand: a zip tie on the fork or seat stay works as a pointer.
- Time
- ⏱ 30 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ hard
What you need
- Zip tie
- Matching spoke wrench
How to do it
- Leave the wheel in the bike.
- Fasten a zip tie around the fork or seat stay at the height of the rim sidewall.
- Spin the rim and watch the gap to the zip tie.
- Re-tension the spokes using the spoke rule for wobble (tighten the opposite side, in quarter turns).
Variations
- For a clean result, use a proper truing stand.
Sources
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- bike-components.de (opens in a new tab)
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