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minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoWheel truing and building is not as scary as it seems.
minus-squareAnanääslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoYes, although you need to know what you are doing because in the worst case it can be a really costly fuck-up and/or dangerous. Working on “regular” wheels is usually quite easy though.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI have 0 idea what i’m doing when i build mine, then i watched Park Tools video about it. That company is truly a god send for home repair.
Wheel truing and building is not as scary as it seems.
Yes, although you need to know what you are doing because in the worst case it can be a really costly fuck-up and/or dangerous. Working on “regular” wheels is usually quite easy though.
I have 0 idea what i’m doing when i build mine, then i watched Park Tools video about it. That company is truly a god send for home repair.