Originally Posted by
rms13
I just tightened the spoke to where no threads are showing since the rest of the spokes looked that way. The wheel seems pretty true. I don't have a truing stand so I'm just spinning the wheel with the bike on a work stand. When I spin it, it seems pretty straight and not rubbing brakes.
Should I spend time trying to fine tune it?
If you've gotten the spoke to full tension right when the threads disappear, then the spoke is probably too short
And tension is the key word here. If you don't need to true, then fine. But do try to get the new spoke into the approximate same tension as the others on the same side.Tapping or plucking them and comparing the pitch/tone can get you pretty far.