A customer asked me to true a 3T wheel, the Mercurio 60.
Apparently another shop told them "this wheel can't be trued."
Whether that's a structural issue or just that particular shop,
you only find out by trying.
I had Hairyoshan (← that's a penguin's name) walk by
to hide the fact that this is a demo wheel for shop test rides,
but since it's got the Italian tricolor = demo wheel,
there's no hiding it anyway. I'll just come clean.
It has an unusual structure where the spoke heads hook into the rim.
It's pretty effective for reducing rotational weight.
The spoke heads hook into the rim's side wall on the opposite side of the hub flange,
so when you look at it head-on, the spokes cross in an X pattern.
↑ If you didn't do it this way, the spokes would generate some lateral pull forces,
and considering how the spoke heads sit, this arrangement is better.
Looking at this reminded me of the WH-7700.
In a sense, it's the ultimate reverse-flange wheel.
It was a bold design, but the small spoke count and
narrow flange width worked against it.
It was an interesting wheel, but...
Anyway, I digress. The truing went smoothly.
Apparently another shop told them "this wheel can't be trued."
Whether that's a structural issue or just that particular shop,
you only find out by trying.
I had Hairyoshan (← that's a penguin's name) walk by
to hide the fact that this is a demo wheel for shop test rides,
but since it's got the Italian tricolor = demo wheel,
there's no hiding it anyway. I'll just come clean.
It has an unusual structure where the spoke heads hook into the rim.
It's pretty effective for reducing rotational weight.
The spoke heads hook into the rim's side wall on the opposite side of the hub flange,
so when you look at it head-on, the spokes cross in an X pattern.
↑ If you didn't do it this way, the spokes would generate some lateral pull forces,
and considering how the spoke heads sit, this arrangement is better.
Looking at this reminded me of the WH-7700.
In a sense, it's the ultimate reverse-flange wheel.
It was a bold design, but the small spoke count and
narrow flange width worked against it.
It was an interesting wheel, but...
Anyway, I digress. The truing went smoothly.