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Old 01-20-06 | 08:03 AM
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bmoke
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Originally Posted by Primo Tiki
Are these averages of the whole wheel or individual spokes? When there is dish you should only be concerned about the tension of the tightest side (ie: rear drive side spokes).
Primo Tiki, for the rear wheel, only a drive side spoke was measured and the value was representative of that drive side. For my rear wheel in question, my dish was equal, both sides. Front wheels are radial laced. Rear wheels are 3x. I never thought to check spoke tension with the tires mounted and inflated. Only this original post tweaked my curiosity and I thought the measured results were interesting. I always check rim and face on anything that spins and, in this case, that requires the tire is unmounted when truing the rim. I can always remove my Specialized Mondo tires from the rim in less than 60 seconds with three tire levers and then re-mount the tire and tube in less than 60 seconds, using only my fingers. So it is both practical and good practice to remove the tire when truing. Of course, for another tire type (and I'll skip brand names) it can be painful to stretch a tire bead over the rim, even using levers. I am not happy with the disparity between wheel spoke tensions that I noted and this can be addressed (maybe even today). Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper says temperatures will hit 59 deg-f today. So, maybe the touchup work will be deferred until tomorrow. I have a three day weekend that I am looking at. Have a great weekend.
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