I bought a $50 wheel that was laced and trued at the supplier. I rode it 20 km and some spokes on the non-drive side literally have no tension. I'll go back to the LBS tomorrow to ask for them to tension and true it. But just curious - has anyone ever seen such a poor build?
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Worst wheel build possible?
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melslur said:
I bought a $50 wheel that was laced and trued at the supplier. I rode it 20 km and some spokes on the non-drive side literally have no tension. I'll go back to the LBS tomorrow to ask for them to tension and true it. But just curious - has anyone ever seen such a poor build?
Yes, I have seen inexpensive wheels have this issue before; especially rear wheels. -
daveornee said:
Yes, I have seen inexpensive wheels have this issue before; especially rear wheels.
Same here. I have had the same issue on a 50$ mountain bike wheel
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melslur said:
I bought a $50 wheel that was laced and trued at the supplier. I rode it 20 km and some spokes on the non-drive side literally have no tension. I'll go back to the LBS tomorrow to ask for them to tension and true it. But just curious - has anyone ever seen such a poor build?
For $50 bucks, what did you expect?
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scotty72 said:
For $50 bucks, what did you expect?
Something similar to what comes on a $300 bike - not the lightest, most aero, or most anything, but works for hundreds of km.
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