Originally Posted by Dchiefransom
I've heard many times that stock wheels on bikes can be machine built, and can have problems with spoke tension. I had a problem on the rear wheel on my recumbent. The shop went over the entire wheel just like building one by hand, and it's been great since then.
Exactly. A wheel that won't hold true is another symptom of uneven tension.
Easy solution is to loosen all spokes to slack and evenly re-tension to true.
At that point it's effectively a hand built wheel and should go thousands of miles with little or no attention.