Re: How do you tighten your spokes?
- From: saskatchewanian <saskatchewanian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:51:49 -0500
You need a spoke wrench, you can buy one at any bike shop.
To tighten the spoke turn the wrench clockwise (if the spoke you are
tightening is pointing towards you). Do this a little bit at a time
going around the rim to keep tension even. If the rim is a bit too far
to right tighten the spokes on the left and vice versa. Try to get an
even tension on all the spokes. When you are doing your final
tightening turn the wrench a bit past what you think would be right
then back it off by that little bit again. This will prevent your
spokes from being twisted when you are finished. You can check spoke
tightness by plucking or hitting each spoke and listen to the pitch of
the spoke; the higher the pitch, the tighter the spoke.
The first few times you do it it will probably be frustrating and take
forever to get right but it gets easier with practice.
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