Re: Messed Up Wheel

so....any real help??

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miyata
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take your uni to a shop that caters for our two wheeled friends and ask
them to sort it for you. The bike shop near me will true a wheel for
about £5. However I'm quite lucky in that I have a mate who's pretty
nifty with all things spoked and sorts that sort of thing out for me for
free. The only problem you might have is the people in the bike shop
might not be able to make the uni fit in their jig....I seem to remember
my mate muttering something about my uni wheel not fitting in a jig. But
he sorted it somehow or another.
anyhoo. Hope you get it sorted out. A bit of advice for the future
though, just keep an eye on the tightness of your spokes. They should
all be the same or similar tension. And if your wheel starts making a
creaky noise then get your spokes tightened.
Kit

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MrBoogiejuice - Uni geek
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For cycle related problems this guys excellent site is well respected:
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http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

and his wheelbuilding page has a bit on truing: -

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

but if you're going to attempt to true the wheel yourself do some
internet searches and ideally have a friend who knows how to do it.

It does sound like maybe your rim could be damaged, in which case truing
may not be feasible.

The advice to ask at your local bike shop is good, they should be able
to see what's wrong with it.

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"He's also been known to indulge in a spot of flame juggling - but it's
the Muni that really fires him up."

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