[TR] Wire wheel maintenance

[David Porter]

..being a bicycle builder for 40+ years and I started doing customers 
car wire wheels, but have found, in past ten years, that's it's cheaper 
for them to just buy new wire wheels..
The problem with auto wheels is that the rims are so massive that using 
a spoke to true them will strip the spoke or nipple long before the rim 
reacts. They are built on a jig that locates the hub and rim and dish, 
then the spokes are tightened, so there is no "truing" as in a bicycle 
wheel.
DaveP


On 11/4/2015 11:13 AM, Doug Mathews wrote:
> Just a question, but the crowd that does a lot of work on wire wheels 
> are bike shops. Granted there is a HUGE difference in them, there are 
> many similarities thought. Anyone ever approached your bicycle shop 
> about this?  The next time I am by my bike shop I will ask them the 
> question, but I probably will get the easy answer.
>
> Here is a link to Hagerty (insurance)   that list some places around 
> the country that do the work. Not sure how current the info is.
>
> https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2007/03/01/Wire-Wheels
>
> Doug
>
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