How To Lace And True A Dirt Bike Wheel. I dont know if I just havent noticed it or if somehow I bent the rear wheel but my 18 dirt rim is out of round and isnt true. Once all nipples are started use the cordless drive to snug.
Check with square to ensure offset is correct. This means that every spoke intersects three others between the hub and the rim. Pulling the rim from side to side and up and down will be necessary to get all the spokes aligned with their respective holes.
A How To True a Wheel video will be posted as Part 2 to this series.
Mount wheel in Truing Stand. The most common way for a wheel to be laced is with 32 or 36 J-bend spokes arranged in a three-cross pattern. In my last blog post I covered how to lace up a wheel assembly with new spokesThis week Ill discuss how to properly true the rim. This week Ill discuss how to properly true the rim.
