Originally Posted by
old's'cool
Thanks for the additional tips. The wheel in question has been (attemptedly) retrued a couple of times since it went seriously out of round (as a result of cumulative "prangs"), so, while it is currently in a rideable state, the forensic information you provided relating to a wheel that has untouched since it was "pranged" is probably not very applicable. Given that, any further tips?
No, not really. Well, in really bad cases it can help to completely unbuild the wheel and then bend the rim around with whatever brutal tools come to hand (put two books on the floor, put the rim between them like a bridge, and step on it... gently!) and compare it to a round and true rim after every bend until you can't tell whether it's getting better or worse. With patience you can get it pretty good. I have to admit, though, that I always end up wishing I had more patience.