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Old 07-22-08, 08:26 PM
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Richard_Rides
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My LBS Can't True My Wheel.

I've got a pair of Bontrager Race wheels on my bike. In 2500 miles, never a problem. So, I took my bike in for a tune up. They true wheels as part of the tune up and charge $50 for tune ups. Upon getting my bike back, the wheel went out of true badly within 40 miles. I've taken the wheel back 3 times, each time they true the wheel and within 30-40 miles the wheel looks like a potato chip.

I've watched them true it, they put it on a truing stand and adjust a spoke or 2 to true the wheel. Takes about 5 minutes.

This shop sponsors the local bike club and has a good reputation but with my work schedule I can't go in there every other day to get my wheel trued. What's the deal here? Are my spokes not tensioned properly? They are getting frustrated and making insinuations, asking if I'm riding off curbs, etc...

What should I do next?
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