New wheel slightly out of true - Replacement or fix?

[Ethan]

Has the title suggests, a relatively new wheel (Shimano RS30.) has managed to find its way to wobbleton. Its nothing major at all, I'd say 1 MM at the most.
Its noticeable though, and on a wheel thats barely done 200 miles Im not exactly chuffed!

Is this a common problem with new wheels?
Should I get it fixed or push Ribble/Shimano for a replacement?

Im new to this cycling world so bare with me.

 

[e-rider]

You will never get it replaced for a 1mm wobble, and there is absolutely no need to either.

It is quite common as the spokes bed-in, and a lot of cheaper wheels are sold with this amount of 'wobble' (to use your own word) anyway. A good shop will get it straight again in 10 minutes but will charge you. You could go back to the original shop but the postage will cost as much as paying for the repair yourself locally! I doubt many shops will cover your return postage even for a warranty claim - that's the bummer about buying online, esp with bulky/heavy items.

 

[Ethan]

You will never get it replaced for a 1mm wobble, and there is absolutely no need to either.

It is quite common as the spokes bed-in, and a lot of cheaper wheels are sold with this amount of 'wobble' (to use your own word) anyway. A good shop will get it straight again in 10 minutes but will charge you. You could go back to the original shop but the postage will cost as much as paying for the repair yourself locally! I doubt many shops will cover your return postage even for a warranty claim - that's the bummer about buying online, esp with bulky/heavy items.

Cheers for the advice, I'll live with it
Its not the end of the world really, I've got another set of better wheels to be going on the bike once I get home from uni anyway!
I do like things to be perfect though

 

[TheDoctor]

1mm?? I'd live with it.
I might get busy with a spoke key, but for 1mm I'm not sure I could be arsed...

 

[2Loose]

Many shops will offer to true a wheel to within 2mm tolerance, so 1mm is quite bearable.
Also, any deviation in the tyre beading can make the wheel look more out of true than it really is.

Ignore, it is fine.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

1mm is outwith the bounds of what can be measured, short of a wheel-trueing stand.

For future reference, any half-decent spanner monkey should true your wheel for the price of a pint.

In the meantime I urge you to get to grips with a spoke key: it's the sort of basic skill that means the difference between a long walk/expensive taxi and riding home (not to mention the plaudits of your fellow riders/untold riches/exotic women/never-ending fame).

 

[e-rider]

my truing stand measures to 0.2mm and with a bit of effort I can get a wheel true to that tollerance if the rim is decent quality

if a shop told me they could true the wheel to within 2mm I'd tell them to go f*** themselves!

 

[2Loose]

my truing stand measures to 0.2mm and with a bit of effort I can get a wheel true to that tollerance if the rim is decent quality

if a shop told me they could true the wheel to within 2mm I'd tell them to go f*** themselves!

I think the clue is 'if the rim is decent quality' which is why they cover themselves with the within 2mm claim. You can only imagine the crap they are presented with...