Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Sancycles, you've posted a lot of your projects. How are they selling lately? I love your pictures and stories!
Sixty fiver, I had a Raleigh Twenty as a project bike in 1980. Inspired by John S Allen, I imitated his somewhat. I built wheels with alloy rims and a Sturmey Archer 5-speed hub. I put on drop bars and BMX tires. 36 spoke, 20 inch wheels! I was able to go downhill faster on gravel than cars were! But in the end, the bike still didn't ride well, sorry to say. Heavy and flexy.
jaxgtr, your wheels go out of true because your spokes are too loose. Your wheels should not go out of true. Also, be sure your tire pressure is up there, but mostly, it's a spoke tension deficiency.