Originally Posted by
LarrySellerz
I guess my real question is whats the advantage of a true wheel besides being able to put a brake at a on. If im loosing significant speed I need to true it, but if its just a little dangerous but not slowing me down I can live with that
A true wheel will take you around corners at a much faster clip before losing its grip with the road. Since you already have a spoke wrench, throw the brake pads back on and use them for truing your wheel just as if it were in a truing stand. Flip the bike over and where the rim hits the brake, loosen that spoke(s) and tighten the ones on the other side from them. Before you know it, you will have a much truer wheel than you started with. As it gets closer to being straight, make smaller cranks on the spoke wrench. It's really simple to end up with something better than you have now. Good luck