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Buckle

  • 27-07-2010 10:55am
    #1
    mike12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Is it easy to fix a slight buckle in a back wheel and if so how, and if not how much would u expect to pay in a LBS to get it done.
    Mike


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  • #2
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    mike12 wrote: »
    Hi,
    Is it easy to fix a slight buckle in a back wheel and if so how, and if not how much would u expect to pay in a LBS to get it done.
    Mike

    I tried to straighten one in my wheel once, but couldn't get it right. In the end went LBS, think they charged me €12. Thing is, they'll charge you that much no matter how bad the buckle is AFAIK


  • #3
    SubLuminal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭SubLuminal


    Depends if its sideways movement or up and down. Both are fixable, but up and down is harder IMO. Try taking the wheel down to rothar. (www.tinyurl.com/rotharmap) as they're likely to be the cheapest place in dublin to get it fixed.


  • #4
    bugler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,446 ✭✭✭bugler


    Think I was quoted €15 to do it. Then the extent of the buckle/hop meant the wheel needed to be replaced.


  • #5
    FatSh!te
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭FatSh!te


    If it helps: Joe Dalys in Dundrum were €10 for one I had done there as part of a general service recently.


  • #6
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭doozerie


    How easy it is to do it yourself depends on the general state of the wheel and how severe the buckle is. In principle it is simple enough, in practice though some buckles can be due to something more than just lack of spoke tension (a bent rim, bent spokes, etc.) in which case it can get tricky. Working on wheels really just requires that you be methodical, so my advice is to give it a go and if it works out then great and if not then you'll just be paying the bike shop to correct your efforts so the eventual cost should be no greater.

    The thing to remember is that by tightening a spoke, not only are you pulling the rim to the side of the hub to which the spoke connects, but you are also pulling the rim down towards the hub. If you don't take account of that you may end up tightening a spoke enough to pull the rim centre but also pulling the wheel essentially into an oval shape. The aim is to balance the tightening of spokes on one side with the loosening of spokes on the other so that the overall effect is that the tension pulling the rim towards the hub doesn't significantly increase or decrease. Here is one good source containing all the info you'll need to work towards getting this balance right.


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