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08-05-15 | 10:44 AM

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mrblue

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan

ive been ****ing with the front wheel i built for the past 5 hours to try and work out a vertical hump. i get it pretty good then i check the spokes and half the wheel is loose and the other half is super tight. what the ****.

Sheldon says this: "A rim may be a bit irregular at the seam -- usually directly opposite the valve hole -- see Machined Rim Sidewalls. If the rim is welded, grinding away excess metal may have left a slight hollow. If the rim is pinned, the ends may not line up perfectly. You may need to relax your truing standards slightly at the seam, average the vertical truing for the two sides, or guide by eye on the underside of the rim."

The link is here: Wheelbuilding

I found that excerpt under the "Tensioning" section.

Hope this helps, or at least gives you a little insight as to what the problem may be.

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