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Old 07-19-15 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by praivo
In order to set my brakes they way I like them, I need the wheels to be way more true that that - ideally less than 1 mm of wobble. I did try to true them on the bike with the brakes as reference points but it's not possible to achieve a reasonable precision this way.
I don't see why not. Just use the fine tuners, and possibly clamps or rubber-bands on the brake levers, to move the pads to the appropriate closeness to the rim, and true wherever the rim touches the pads.
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