Originally Posted by
guy153
Some great advice here. The only tip I would add is that when truing less is more. If you turn the nipples too much, especially since at the start you can sometimes get confused about which way to turn them, you can end up going backwards and it can all get confusing and frustrating. A 1/4 turn at a time is about what you want. If you didn't quite fix the error you were working on, you can always give it another 1/4 turn. In the final stages switch to 1/8 turns.
Exactly. I can't stress the importance of checking first by twisting the spoke until you can feel that it is sure to be tightening or loosening before continuing with the rest of the wheel.
Again, don't stress if its not working at first. It took me a lot of prsctise to even become decent at it. Take breaks and don't over think it.