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Old 09-03-16 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dabac
While you're correct in general theory, it's a bit more complicated than that IRL.
All parts of a wheel interact. If a wheel is true at uneven spoke tension, then bringing ALL spokes to the same (high) tension will bring it out of true.
To keep/create an evenly tensioned and true wheel you might need to slacken the taut spokes as you tighten the slack spokes.
+1
If you have no experience truing wheels, best to let the warranty cover it.
You don't want to take in a wheel that you have all out of whack because you tried unsuccessfully. It kind of makes for "hard feelings".
IF it were an old beater wheel, I'd have a somewhat different opinion.
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