Getting A Buckled Front Cycle Wheel Trued Up Advice

[Janus 28]

This is for a road cycle 700c.  Anyone know a local place reasonable cost.

 

Been quoted £30 at a place in Rotherham

[Delbow 706]

2 minutes ago, Janus said:

This is for a road cycle 700c.  Anyone know a local place reasonable cost.

 

Been quoted £30 at a place in Rotherham

Where's local? AE Butterworth on Abbeydale Road is good for repairs at a decent price. You can get spoke keys to give it a go yourself but it's difficult to get it right and a proper truing tool is expensive.

[Bargepole23 337]

18 hours ago, Janus said:

This is for a road cycle 700c.  Anyone know a local place reasonable cost.

 

Been quoted £30 at a place in Rotherham

Another shout for Butterworths, or Wilson Cycles on City Road, or Langsetts on Infirmary Road.

 

£30 doesn't sound unreasonable.

Edited December 21, 2023 by Bargepole23

[horribleblob 213]

I don't know Langsetts but Butterworths and J F Wilson Cycles would get my vote too.

 

From memory though I think that J F Wilson is only open three days a week – it's often been shut when I've gone past.

Edited December 21, 2023 by horribleblob

[Janus 28]

19 hours ago, Delbow said:

Where's local? AE Butterworth on Abbeydale Road is good for repairs at a decent price. You can get spoke keys to give it a go yourself but it's difficult to get it right and a proper truing tool is expensive.

Sheffield/Rotherham

[Delbow 706]

Does anyone know if Bike Kitchen or something similar is still running? Used to be able to rent a work stand dirt cheap and use their tools and there was usually someone on hand if you got stuck. 

[horribleblob 213]

There's A Different Gear in Thirlwell Road, Heeley.

 

"A Heeley Trust community business and the income we generate is invested back into our local community".

 

"Wheel true – from £10 each"

 

 

[Becky B 31]

There's the other Butterworth's on Catch Bar Lane as well.  I can't remember how much it was to get my wheel trued though, it was a long time ago!

 

[RootsBooster 24]

That's a reasonable price for someone else to do it. 

If you want to do it yourself you'll need to buy a spoke adjusting tool (couple of quid off ebay or maybe Amazon) and also something to act as a visual point of reference, this can be something as simple as a tie-wrap / zip-tie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ4g1QNg4dU

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by RootsBooster