: RE: [obc] Wheel balancing?
Hi,
I've been told that reflectors attached to spokes can indeed put your
wheel out of true. I guess if you true the wheels with reflectors on, it
would stand to reason that the removal would also put the wheel out of
true. Can anyone confirm this?
If you don't want
First thing to do is spin the wheel freely and see if it varies from
perfectly round and straight by more than 2 mm. If so, it needs to be
trued. The best thing to do would be to go to your local favourite bike
shop for that. Bike wheels are so light that balancing isn't necessary.
There are
Hi John,
Troubleshooting:
1) Are you sure that the wheel is true, both radial and lateral? (radial
= up and down, lateral = side to side)
2) Is the dish ok? (is the rim centred about the hub)
3) Does the tire have wear spots?
4) Is there too much (or too little) contact between the roller and
unless you are in a 53-11, turning a cadence of 240rpm, doing 120+kmh, wheel
balancing shouldn't be an issue on a bicycle.
More likely, would be a slight imperfection in the tire, poor mounting, or
an out of round rim. I would suggest removing the reflectors (unless it
makes you feel safer in
