View Single Post
Old 05-18-09, 05:35 PM
  #1  
xfimpg
Senior Member
 
xfimpg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,137

Bikes: RichardZEP

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 21 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Can a "flexing" wheel be tightened up?

Not sure if my header was clear, this is what I mean:

I have a Madone 5.2 and with it came Bontrager Racelites, the 2008 wheelset model, not the older problematic model. Anyways I've had no problems with them - I weight 207 pounds - with 1000 miles on them.

I noticed a while back that they do tend to be quite flexy (I'm running at 110psi front / 120psi back).
I compared the spoke tension (simply by flexing them with my hand) with my other Mavic Aksium wheelset and the Mavic's are noticeably tighter.

My question: is it possible for an LBS to tighten the spokes on the Racelites to get rid of some of that flex?

EDIT: Regarding why ppl do not like Racelites; I haven't read anywhere that Racelites are flexy, just the spokes breaking too often... so I did do my homework before asking this question.

Last edited by xfimpg; 05-18-09 at 05:39 PM.
xfimpg is offline