Lateral flex
04-07-08, 04:25 PM
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Lateral flex
Can a rear wheel be checked for lateral flex if it is off the bike? When trued and tensioned can lateral flex be checked/known before putting the wheel back on the bike and riding it? What are the spoke tension specifications for a Bontrager SSR rear wheel in order to be tuned properly? Thanks in advance.
04-07-08, 04:43 PM
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https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=51
You can look here for some Bontrager specs but I would email customer service at Bontrager or check with your local Trek dealer to be certain of the correct tension specs. I heard they were just like the Race series of wheels but I'm not sure.
You can look here for some Bontrager specs but I would email customer service at Bontrager or check with your local Trek dealer to be certain of the correct tension specs. I heard they were just like the Race series of wheels but I'm not sure.
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Sure, all you have to do is to stick the wheel in something else and then give the rim a sideways pull.
Flex only occurs when there's a load, and for most people the only reasonable way of loading a wheel is to stick it in a frame and ride it.
Sure, as long as you have another fixture available to hold the wheel while you give the rim a sideways pull and measure the displacement.
Flex only occurs when there's a load, and for most people the only reasonable way of loading a wheel is to stick it in a frame and ride it.
Sure, as long as you have another fixture available to hold the wheel while you give the rim a sideways pull and measure the displacement.
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there's a really good wheelbuilder here in Ann Arbor who built a fixture for appying lateral stress and measuring deflection - check out https://greatlakescycling.com/
