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Old 10-16-09, 12:01 PM
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Al1943
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Originally Posted by capwater
Welcome to the world of low spoke count wheels! If ther are simply out of true, you true 'em up like any other wheel, but if they are out of true as a result of hitting something you may be out of luck. With a 32 hole rim you could sort of pull out a bend, but not so with those due to a larger space between spokes. All depends where the hop is.
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The truing process is the same, you just need to be a bit more careful and make changes in small increments. Actually I don't like paired spokes or low spoke count wheels for several reasons including no control in the big gaps.
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