Quick Tips - True a bicycle wheel
Have you noticed your bike going a bit slower lately? Maybe it just seems like you have to push that extra bit harder to get it going. I have fallen victim to this lately and its probably all the bumping up and down curves on my Hybrid bike - something that I ideally shouldn’t be doing.
This happens when your spokes are misaligned - to test if this is the case, turn your bike upside down and see if the wheel spins side to side slightly. If it does then it needs truing.
I recommend these two videos to show you how to true a wheel - and you will need a spoke wrench.
1. If you have V brakes:
2. All other bicycles - and for a slightly better explained video:
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