I doubt that marking the "non-concentricities" against a perfect circle really won't help that much, if any
Those hops/flats are basically what that section of extrusion becomes after rolling and pinning/welding "whatever", quite often "assisted" or brought to the fore by the "haste" of the builder They are best "dealt" with and, not enhanced, when first noticed in the initial tensioning stage of truing On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jamie Swan offered this opinion to a first-time amateur wheel builder > over at Classic Rendezvous (bikelist.org). He has trued over 400,000 > wheels. > > _____________________________ > > The big issue is: are those hops and/or flat spots the true shape of > the rim or did you put them there as you applied tension to the > spokes? If those minor eccemtricites are the actual shape of the rim > then you shouldn't try to change them. You should just support them > with uniform spoke tension. > > Jamie Swan > Centerport Cycles Inc. > Northport, New York, USA > ___________________________________ > > Any opinion here from other wheelbuilders? Is it feasible for amateurs > to mark non-concentricities in rims against a perfectly drawn circle, > and so not make mistakes in trying to correct them? Or are they too > subtle to see? > > Harry Travis > Washington, DC USA > > > -- Chuck Davis Tulsa, OK --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
