Thread: Spoke tension
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Old 01-10-22, 12:29 AM
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Russ Roth
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This is perfectly fine, just true from here and make it round again and recheck the tension. You'll find the tension isn't exactly perfect between the spokes but closer than it was. If the tension is a little low from the loosening you did thinking you over tensioned, you can do it again, get all the spokes to within the same spot. Another thing is I find best results is to do drive side first, then non-drive, then recheck drive side. When there are some spokes further out from the rest, getting the tension in line does effect the tension of the spokes on the other side of the wheel some. So giving the drive side a second look over before truing lets you catch that nd keep the tensions more even as you true it back up
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