The reason I pay is I start out with a round wheel with a bit of lateral distortion and end up with a true wheel but in the the shape of a 50 pence piece. We have a new shop opened near me and they are going to be running truing courses which I will certainly attend. I think it will be a good investment.
Cost of wheel truing
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the snail
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham
No, you can do a perfectly good job on the bike, but it would be easier/more convenient with a stand.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I got a wheel totaly rebuilt including all new spokes for less than a fiver a couple of years ago....... It was in Brazil though.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
my lbs charge £9 , which i think is fair enough
bicyclos
Part time Anorak
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Truing wheels is not rocket science, after 8 years of fettling ive got a good feel for the wheel. There is loads of info in book form and youtube vids. I bought the tacx wheel jig when I started. Now I have a stand I purchased from The Bike Inn(Alf and Terasa Webb) which is a lot better than the tacx jig. I used to practice on old wheels from the tip before tackling my decent wheels and I find it relaxing especially on a warm day with a pot of tea......
Shanks
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Chichester
I've had it done twice. The first was at a lbs and they charged £16 and took three days. The next time I took it to my preferred lbs (and where I have bought 3 bikes from, they were closed the first time) and he just took the wheel and did it in front of me there and then. Watching him showed there is a real skill this, but as with most things professionals make it look so very simple. The cost the second time round? I agreed to put £10 into their preferred charity tin in the shop. Just part of the deal when you buy a bike from us he said.
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Kiwiavenger
im a little tea pot
- Location
- Carclaze, St Austell
I got mine trued and 2 spokes replaced for £16 at my lbs. I do it myself now though.
Glenn
Veteran
- Location
- Newport, shropshire
Took my last wheel to be straightened, it cost me £75, to be fair though, it did have a 45 degree bend in it. 
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
The price of a pint.
That's the difference between supporting your LBS or buying stuff on-line and only going there when you're stuck...
That's the difference between supporting your LBS or buying stuff on-line and only going there when you're stuck...
Nearly there
Veteran
- Location
- Cumbria
Had mine done at the weekend wheel trued and spoke replaced £6
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Ballpark... a tenner
bornagainst
Über Member
- Location
- Liverpool
As long as I go in at a quiet time, the lbs where I bought my bike will do it for free if it's just a tweak...
He replaced a spoke to trued a badly crooked wheel for £6.
I think he's on the cheap side though.
He replaced a spoke to trued a badly crooked wheel for £6.
I think he's on the cheap side though.
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curzons246
Veteran
- Location
- derbyshire
Thank you NormanD - did my time on you tube - fixed the wheel in my turbo trainer now it's true within an 1/8th :-)Youtube is your friend, it's not difficult to true a wheel yourself
Nearly there
Veteran
- Location
- Cumbria
Another broken spoke gggrrrrr and their so busy it wont be ready til friday
endoman
Senior Member
- Location
- Chesterfield
10 quid for two wheels, took it in fri pm, picked up Sat am, had other jobs done as well. When I can get it done for a fiver I can't see the point in investing in the stuff to DIY.
