Originally Posted by
777funk
I am working on a wheel with almost 0.100 of oblong out of roundness. The worst spot is approaching the dial indicator but the spoke is almost loose to no pitch while I've tightened the other side. The entire rim is has out of roundness probably +-0.030" or so.
You guys that can true wheels deserve big respect!
You mentioned old Puch road bikes. You need to ask a mod to move this thread to C&V so many pics can be demanded. Are your rims steel or aluminum? A lot of old rims that I seem to find seem to have a flat spot built in where the rim is welded or pinned, but I mostly gravitate towards old junk and am OK with that. Wider tires and lower pressures makes these things less distracting in my opinion.