Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
So after calming down with a walk, I spun the front wheel and it appears to be spinning perfectly true. Is it likely good enough to get through the weekend, or can spokes be detensioned without visibly affecting true?
Originally Posted by
datlas
I expect you are fine. Try plucking each one to ensure they have roughly the same tone. If it's true and the tones are consistent, you are probably ok.
Assuming that they're radially laced, I'd sight down them, too, to make sure they're straight and pluck 'em. But yeah, I'd be surprised if there was a problem - with a front rim brake tire, the tension would be the same on both sides, so for it to stay true, both sides would need to be equally borked. Also, the bike isn't that heavy and falling down without a meatsack atop them usually isn't a problem, other than for something like an exposed derailleur.