Wheel re-laced?
I have a wheel that needs a spoke nipple replaced and I have a event in a few weeks. If I get a my wheel re-laced with new spokes etc, is there any break in period afterwards? Once, its fixed, it's done right?
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@matt limbert There's an old bible on wheel building called, oddly enough, "The Bicycle Wheel", by Jobst Brandt. http://caravan.hobby.ru/materiel/Bicycle_Wheel_-_Jobst_Brandt.pdf
It says this on page 106: "Although stress relieving is one of the most important operations in wheel building, it is often omitted. Failure to stress relieve is the most common cause of spoke failure in an apparently sound wheel. This process is analyzed in detail in Part I.
To stress relieve, grasp the most nearly parallel pairs of spokes at midspan on both sides of the wheel. Your hands should be nearly palm-to-palm. Squeeze the spokes hard. For hand protection use leather-faced gloves. Repeat the process of squeezing opposing pairs until all spokes have been stretched. If, after stress relieving, the wheel is appreciably out of true in two smooth waves, then tension was too high, and retruing should begin by relaxing tension of all spokes half a turn. Usually, only small lateral corrections will be necessary after stress relieving...After stress relieving and final truing, the wheel is ready to use. Road test the new wheel to check the quality of your work. As you ride, lean as far as possible to each side while standing on one pedal. No sounds should come from the spokes.
Clicking or tinkling indicates that they are untwisting and changing thread engagement. Such movements cause alignment errors that would gradually appear in the first few miles."