grepper
Old Bike Nerd
Wow, that looks great!
I guess there is a deal for a used truing rig out there now eh?
I'm keeping it for sure! I will use it again when I mount the tires and balance them. I think I'm going to do all my own tires now, it's a matter of having the right tools and I have them now. Local bike shops around here charge a lot more for tires that what I can pay online, like on bikebandit.com. Then they charge at least $25 per wheel for mounting and balancing.
Nice Job! The first one are always the hardest, All the D.I.D. rims I worked with had that wobbly spot at the weld as You said.
Yup, like anything, it's always hardest the first time. I've read the cheepo rims you can get from www.davidsilverspares.com/ are a lot worse on that weld wobble than the D.I.D. rims. I did a bit more fine adjustment last night, I have them within 1 mm. I think I'll be good, it's not like this bike will ever see a track, or even the freeway that much. Most of the riding my wife and I do is under 65 mph.
BTW: I'm building the bike for her. The plan is for the tins to be painted silver with Japanese Cherry Blossoms painted in the shape of the stock decals.