Wheel Truing/Spokes
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The uneven spoke tensions ended up pulling some into the aluminum hub and pushing others a little out so that it will be impossible to seat them properly again and making the rim have a slight wobble to it. Lateral runout was nearly 1/4''. Didn't measure radial.
I think it was probably one loose spoke/big bump that threw it off in the first place and then my inability to recognize it right away and riding on it that made it worse. By the time I figured it out the damage was done.
To be honest though, I need a new wheel set up front and rear, the guy I bought the bike from neglected it and let them get real bad. Pitting in the chrome and slight corrosion on the spokes. Still functional, but bad.
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