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10-04-07, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cachehiker

Yes, yes, and yes. This is the usual failure mode. I'm hard on stuff but I've never had a wheel stay true with less than 500-600 Newtons on the non-drive side.

You're LBS wheel man definitely sounds a little less than competent. Even when I'm being lazy I get things to within 0.05" laterally.

Find someplace with a tensiometer. Assuming it's a basic 32-spoke wheel, get the wheel dished right and true with the drive side at 1200 Newtons. That will leave the non-drive side at 700-800 Newtons.

Bri

Broken spoke normally means the wheel is toast, unless something ran into your wheel. It's not a lazy wheel true, it's him not telling you what's wrong with it.

Get it fixed, but after the 3rd broken spoke, lay the wheel to rest. At 300 pounds, I would suggest a 36h rim.

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