Originally Posted by
fuji86
With tolerances like that, I'm certain the wheels you build & true are very fine. The tech that did my wheels I felt did a fine job, I was able to watch him do it as I rode the bike in that day, took him about an hour. As to the tolerances, I couldn't say. I know to the sense of feel in my finger tip, there is very little if any untrueness that remains at the bottom of the tire when fixed to a static position on the frame (seat tube) and fork (the under side of it as the wheel spins thru the fork tines).
"Hop" = imbalance
When you spin your wheel(s), does the valve stem orient itself at the bottom ?
Hop is what happens when a rim in not radially true and while it is technically an imbalance it is not an imbalance as far as rim weight goes... if a wheel is radially true to 5/1000 this is adequate and you are never going to feel this and even be challenged to see it.
When I spin the wheels on my bike I usually go places...
Seriously... making sure your rims are five by five is a good thing, obsessing over how less than a gram of weight on a rim / wheel affects a ride is a little much as wheels can be pretty f'd up and most folks won;t be able to tell if there is anything wrong with them.
I am a bit of a princess... but that part of my job.
It's Friday and quitting time is only a few hours off... some cold beer and some riding is the order of the day.