Originally Posted by
Surfindixon
So how do you keep them evenly tensioned gerv? Do you utilise the ping test where the builder pings each spoke to make sure they are the same pitch or do yo utilise an expensive (park) tensioner tool. And...is it possible to have all spokes evenly tensioned and the wheel to be trued at the same time or is there an acceptable margin of error between achieving even tensioning and wheel trueness?
I do have a Park tensioner and I use on each of my rear wheels once or twice a year. Perhaps once a year for the front. Just to make sure I tighten up anything that is below average.
I also do a little test just by grabbing each spoke with my thumb and index finger to see if it flexes a lot. I do this quite often, especially if I've hit a few bumps. It's much less accurate than then tension meter, but I do occasionally find a loose spoke. Otherwise, I wouldn't find it till it broke.