Working on bike yourself - thing of the past?

[Chris Z The Wheelman]

Group: rec.bicycles.misc Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 8:15am (EDT+4) From:
[email protected] (Bill)

>I didn't want to brag, and it does depend
>on how relaxed I want to get, plus time.
>Actually, I have gotten pretty expert at it,
>loosen some here, tighten some there,
>check, repeat until satisfied. It really isn't
>rocket science but does take some
>patience. On one wheel I got one side
>trued and it took the other side out, so it
>was back and forth until I just said "Good
>enough for a general purpose bike". Bill

>Baka

Didn't mean to brag either. But 1mm seemed a bit half hearted IMO. :-3)
Practice does make perfect, as you've found. And you're right, it's not
rocket science (although it can be made to seem as such). Basically,
patience, and a delicate touch, is the key.

One thing I have found to be a benefit is the dial indicator and Mag.
stand I got for this purpose. Once you have the wheel pretty close it
can come in real handy in fine tuning, as it's a lot easier to see the
needle movements than hear a slight scrape of rim against feeler, and it
shows you which way the rim is off.

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[Chris Z The Wheelman]

Group: rec.bicycles.misc
Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 8:08am (EDT-1)
From: [email protected] (David L. Johnson)

>Most bikes on the road are at least 5
>years old, and the vast majority of them
>have cup-and-cone wheel bearings that
>need cone wrenches to maintain.

True, but those who have owned their bikes for five years probably have
either learned how to fix their own and already have wrenches, or are
"mechano-phobes" when it comes to bikes and would rather (rightly so)
let the shop do the dirty work and would therefor would not be buying
wrenches, I would think.
--
David L. Johnson
      __o   | You will say Christ saith this and the
apostles say this; but
 _`\(,_ | what canst thou say? -- George Fox.
(_)/ (_) |

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[Rich]

di wrote:

> How can you have one side of a wheel trued and the other side not be? All
> my wheels have a one piece rim where both side are normally parallel with
> each other.

In Bakaland anything is possible.

 

[Bill]

Rich wrote:
> di wrote:
>
>> How can you have one side of a wheel trued and the other side not
>> be? All my wheels have a one piece rim where both side are normally
>> parallel with each other.
>
> In Bakaland anything is possible.

How????
How is it possible for anyone to be so clueless?
The wheel rotates 360 degrees, in my universe anyway.
I meant that if I get the 90 degree side perfect sometimes it causes an
aberration in the 270 degree side.
Were you actually stupid enough to think I meant I waved a magic wand
and changed the thickness of the rim?

Rich, whatever meds your doctor has you on they are either way too
strong or maybe just what you need.

Maybe we should all start talking about "Rich land"?

Wow,
That was the stupidest post I have seen in a long time, and that
includes Dolan, Sorni, maybe di, and you for jumping in.

DUH, Rich.

Bill Baka

 

[di]

"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rich wrote:
>> di wrote:
>>
>>> How can you have one side of a wheel trued and the other side not be?
>>> All my wheels have a one piece rim where both side are normally parallel
>>> with each other.
>>
>> In Bakaland anything is possible.
>
> How????
> How is it possible for anyone to be so clueless?
> The wheel rotates 360 degrees, in my universe anyway.
> I meant that if I get the 90 degree side perfect sometimes it causes an
> aberration in the 270 degree side.
> Were you actually stupid enough to think I meant I waved a magic wand and
> changed the thickness of the rim?
>
> Rich, whatever meds your doctor has you on they are either way too strong
> or maybe just what you need.
>
> Maybe we should all start talking about "Rich land"?
>
> Wow,
> That was the stupidest post I have seen in a long time, and that includes
> Dolan, Sorni, maybe di, and you for jumping in.
>
> DUH, Rich.
>
> Bill Baka

You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?

 

[Bill]

di wrote:
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Rich wrote:
>>> di wrote:
>>>
>>>> How can you have one side of a wheel trued and the other side not be?
>>>> All my wheels have a one piece rim where both side are normally parallel
>>>> with each other.
>>> In Bakaland anything is possible.
>> How????
>> How is it possible for anyone to be so clueless?
>> The wheel rotates 360 degrees, in my universe anyway.
>> I meant that if I get the 90 degree side perfect sometimes it causes an
>> aberration in the 270 degree side.
>> Were you actually stupid enough to think I meant I waved a magic wand and
>> changed the thickness of the rim?
>>
>> Rich, whatever meds your doctor has you on they are either way too strong
>> or maybe just what you need.
>>
>> Maybe we should all start talking about "Rich land"?
>>
>> Wow,
>> That was the stupidest post I have seen in a long time, and that includes
>> Dolan, Sorni, maybe di, and you for jumping in.
>>
>> DUH, Rich.
>>
>> Bill Baka
>
> You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?
>
>
You have just proven you don't have a clue so why post?
Bill Baka

 

[di]

"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> di wrote:
>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Rich wrote:
>>>
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?
> You have just proven you don't have a clue so why post?
> Bill Baka

Maybe I don't have a clue, but I'm riding on 4 sets of wheels I've built,
bought the rims, hubs, spokes, and nipples, laced and trued them. One set
has over 2500 miles on it, the others around 1000 each.

I'm afraid your stories are getting harder to believe everyday, but at least
they're entertaining.

 

[Bill]

di wrote:
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> di wrote:
>>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Rich wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Bill Baka
>>> You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?
>> You have just proven you don't have a clue so why post?
>> Bill Baka
>
> Maybe I don't have a clue, but I'm riding on 4 sets of wheels I've built,
> bought the rims, hubs, spokes, and nipples, laced and trued them. One set
> has over 2500 miles on it, the others around 1000 each.
>
> I'm afraid your stories are getting harder to believe everyday, but at least
> they're entertaining.
>
>
If you are convinced I don't have a clue about truing a simple bicycle
wheel why don't you try something I have done, build a racing modified
automatic auto transmission and the engine for it. I have and I drive
it, about 5 miles a month, but it will obliterate most new cars, Vipers
and Ford GT40's excepted.
Go knit something, seems to be in your range.
Bill

 

[di]

"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> di wrote:
>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> di wrote:
>>>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Rich wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Baka
>>>> You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?
>>> You have just proven you don't have a clue so why post?
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> Maybe I don't have a clue, but I'm riding on 4 sets of wheels I've built,
>> bought the rims, hubs, spokes, and nipples, laced and trued them. One
>> set has over 2500 miles on it, the others around 1000 each.
>>
>> I'm afraid your stories are getting harder to believe everyday, but at
>> least they're entertaining.
> If you are convinced I don't have a clue about truing a simple bicycle
> wheel why don't you try something I have done, build a racing modified
> automatic auto transmission and the engine for it. I have and I drive it,
> about 5 miles a month, but it will obliterate most new cars, Vipers and
> Ford GT40's excepted.
> Go knit something, seems to be in your range.
> Bill

My, My, there's no limit to your ego is it. I don't have to be convinced
you don't have a clue about how to true a simple bicycle wheel, I just judge
you by what you said in one of your long winded B.S. posts. BTW, I have
raced some cars in my younger days, a 1958 Chevy, and 65 Mustang, nothing
special but I did win on a few weekends. And if I did try knitting, I
could probably do it better than you, but by the time you got around to
telling about it, I could not compare with your imagined talent.

Now it's name calling time, so have at it.

 

[Bill]

di wrote:
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> di wrote:
>>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> di wrote:
>>>>> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>> Rich wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bill Baka
>>>>> You don't even know the basic concept on how to true a wheel do you?
>>>> You have just proven you don't have a clue so why post?
>>>> Bill Baka
>>> Maybe I don't have a clue, but I'm riding on 4 sets of wheels I've built,
>>> bought the rims, hubs, spokes, and nipples, laced and trued them. One
>>> set has over 2500 miles on it, the others around 1000 each.
>>>
>>> I'm afraid your stories are getting harder to believe everyday, but at
>>> least they're entertaining.
>> If you are convinced I don't have a clue about truing a simple bicycle
>> wheel why don't you try something I have done, build a racing modified
>> automatic auto transmission and the engine for it. I have and I drive it,
>> about 5 miles a month, but it will obliterate most new cars, Vipers and
>> Ford GT40's excepted.
>> Go knit something, seems to be in your range.
>> Bill
>
> My, My, there's no limit to your ego is it. I don't have to be convinced
> you don't have a clue about how to true a simple bicycle wheel, I just judge
> you by what you said in one of your long winded B.S. posts. BTW, I have
> raced some cars in my younger days, a 1958 Chevy, and 65 Mustang, nothing
> special but I did win on a few weekends. And if I did try knitting, I
> could probably do it better than you, but by the time you got around to
> telling about it, I could not compare with your imagined talent.
>
> Now it's name calling time, so have at it.
>
>
Bicycling is not my only passion in life. It is way behind hot women,
although I am married and well taken care of in that department, but I
still get to look, and cars I have been doing, just like bikes, since I
was 15.5 and got my very first car, which, naturally needed some work.
Being 15 I had no money for a mechanic so I learned and have never taken
my car to a mechanic except maybe for a set of new tires or a quick oil
change (Pennzoil only).
Bill Baka

 

[Mike Kruger]

"di" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> ... And if I did try knitting, I could probably do it better than you,
> but by the time you got around to telling about it, I could not compare
> with your imagined talent.
>
> Now it's name calling time, so have at it.

Are you calling him a knit wit?