Hi.
I was just wondering if any of you knowledgeable gurus here may know a thing or two about spoke tensions. Tonight whilst giving my bike a clean I noticed one of the rear spokes was really loose. I've let the tyre down and tensioned it up again being careful not to over tighten it and kept a keen eye in the wheel staying nice and true. I did notice though that the spokes on the rear cassette side seem to hold a lot more tension than the opposite side. Is this perfectly normal for a rear wheel or should I think about taking it down to my local bike store to check it over. Tapping a screw driver on each spoke side gives off a near enough ring sound but I can imagine even this test is not an accurate way to judge the spokes are properly tensioned.
Many thanks.
Johnny
I was just wondering if any of you knowledgeable gurus here may know a thing or two about spoke tensions. Tonight whilst giving my bike a clean I noticed one of the rear spokes was really loose. I've let the tyre down and tensioned it up again being careful not to over tighten it and kept a keen eye in the wheel staying nice and true. I did notice though that the spokes on the rear cassette side seem to hold a lot more tension than the opposite side. Is this perfectly normal for a rear wheel or should I think about taking it down to my local bike store to check it over. Tapping a screw driver on each spoke side gives off a near enough ring sound but I can imagine even this test is not an accurate way to judge the spokes are properly tensioned.
Many thanks.
Johnny
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