My wheel's not round

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swee'pea99

Legendary Member
Long story short, I fitted an old front wheel I'd had hanging around in the shed as a spare, only to find it's not round. It's straight - no wobbles left & right by the brake pads. But the rim's probably 2-3mm higher at some points than others. Gives it a weird and wobbly ride. I'm amazed I never noticed in the old days, but there you go.

Is this reasonably easily fixable? I've done left to right trueing many times - re-dished several wheels for fixies - but I've never tried to correct non-roundness, and my stumbling first attempts haven't been encouraging. Any hints & tips much appreciated.
 

Smokin Joe

Legendary Member
Best to slacken it off completely and start again. Getting the wheel concentric is harder than making it laterally true.

Alternatively grease your LBS's palm with a tenner or thereabouts and let them do it.
 
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