Originally Posted by
timin8r
...the next thing you know I'm looking at a wheel with a severe potato chip shape, maybe an inch plus out of true.
Ouch!
Originally Posted by
timin8r
...Did I build it too tight?
Yes. If it hadn't tacoed at flexing it probably would have tacoed at first ride.
Originally Posted by
timin8r
.... I used double-butted spokes for the first time, usually I have used straight gauge spokes.
Don't blame the spokes, blame the tension they were carrying.
Originally Posted by
timin8r
...When I disassemble it, if it is that out-of-true, is it ruined?
Yes, no, maybe...
I've also done what Flycrash describes, disassembled, straightened and reassembled with good results. But those wheels have all been degraded to beater/commuter status, which maybe isn't the most taxing of applications.They've held up to that w/o problems though.
When I have done such an exercise I've locked the spokes together at the crosses with a small strip of tape before removing the rim. Makes the reassembly much simpler not having to go through all the steps of the lacing again