Retro hed xc wheels with a slight buckle

[Darrenwakley]

Good evening lads. Got a set of retro hed xc wheels that need straightening. How on earth do I do it
Any help would be appreciated

 

[curzons246]

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Welcome Darren as with many things these days you tube is your friend. Cheers Bill

 

[jonthefish]

Edit:
Should have read original post properly :facepalm:
I found this very helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcZ1jjB_AdQ
You can do it with wheel in frame and bike turned upside down.
You'll need the right size key for the spoke nipples. This sort of thing: https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Park-Tool-SW7- ... gIOKvD_BwE

Take tyre and tube off and soak spoke nipples with releasing fluid overnight before starting - otherwise they may round off.

 

[boxxer]

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If its the deep fill carbon ones you may need to unlace them and set some weight on them on a flat surface to start to straighten it out then rebuild and re-tension

Ive done it with Mavics plenty of times (not HED's but the concept is the same)

 

[Pipmeister]

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I'm intrigued to know now how to true these wheels too.

If they are similar to the example of Hed XC wheels seen below, I would doubt that using a conventional Spoke Key would be possible.

I am wondering what the screw thread end on these spokes look like, and presumably can be accessed somehow from the inside of the rim?



Pip

 

[fattiman]

That wheel above is absolutely stunning!

 

[mattr]

IIRC they use a non-standard nipple driver (hex?) that you need to take tyre/tube/rim tape off to access.

(I had one pair through my hands ~20 years ago.......)

 

[Pipmeister]

IIRC they use a non-standard nipple driver (hex?) that you need to take tyre/tube/rim tape off to access.

Cheers Matt, perhaps Darren could take a picture of the inside of the rim, which may help us with give some advice regarding truing these up.

Pip