Old 05-17-05, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by robo
Yeah, i had the wheel built by Supergo a few years back, and specified the parts. I didn't know about not using thin spokes on the drive side.. i just wanted the lightest stuff (heh... i was 16 at the time)..

Incidentally, i just called another shop, Toga Bikes on the west side which is apparently a major shop, and over the phone the guy said that with a 1-2mm vertical 'hop' (as they called it), they might or might not be able to fix it, and i'd have to bring it in...
I'm thinking they may be hesitant to say "Yes we can repair it" because if it's actually DENTED then the hop may not be repairable. However if it's just out of true due to spoke tension, then it's a pretty trivial repair, as everyone here seems to agree
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