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Old 11-10-12 | 05:32 PM
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Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

Originally Posted by pierce
those mass produced hybrid 32H wheels are slapped out pretty quickly, I'm not surprised they need tweaking after being ridden on. Even the 36H stuff I used to lace myself would need re-truing after they got broken in. of course, when I built my wheels, I didn't have a spoke tensioner, so I tuned them by plinking the spokes and listening very time consuming.
They are RUBBING the brake pads! That's a lot more than "tweaking".
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