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06-01-14 | 07:45 PM

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by rms13

For the record I've got the wheel as true as I think I can get it. I measured tension and on the meter one side almost every spoke was around 25 and on the other almost every was around 20. 1 or 2 that were 15. So without using the the tension meter as I guide I was able to get pretty even tension and a pretty true wheel. This is a 30 year old 36h wheel. I have no idea what the history of this wheel is.

Congrats. Now you know the road. The next time around you'll follow the same path and if starting out with a round rim will end up with an even better wheel.

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