A customer dropped off the front and rear wheels of a Bora Ultra 35 with me.
As you can see, they're brand new.
The customer requested an inspection.
Non-WTO Bora wheels are no longer in distributor stock,
so only retail inventory remains available.
They're tubular rim spec.
As usual with both sides using Allen wrench access,
the right end hollow axle bolt loosened first.
I applied a strong threadlocker to this one before tightening,
then applied a 14mm wrench to the right side
and loosened the left end hollow axle bolt.
On this side, I apply grease to the threads
and tighten it slightly on the loose side—just snug enough that it won't come loose by hand
or loosen naturally over time.
The front wheel had a slight centering issue.
↑About this much.
The customer wanted spoke tension
at standard or slightly higher,
but this wheel was already on the tight side,
so I didn't do any additional tightening just to increase tension.
Luckily this time we had a centering issue to work with,
so I adjusted it with a slightly tightening approach.
But the tension increase from that is minimal.
The center came out.
And the rear wheel too...
Better than the front, but
it was off by about the thickness of a sheet of paper.
The rear wheel also had tension that didn't feel like it needed to be tightened.
Since it had more run-out than the front, I made some fine spoke adjustments
on the anti-freewheel side with a slight tightening approach,
and the center came right out.
If you turn the nipples too much,
the rim can shift in the opposite direction, so you need to be careful.
As you can see, they're brand new.
The customer requested an inspection.
Non-WTO Bora wheels are no longer in distributor stock,
so only retail inventory remains available.
They're tubular rim spec.
As usual with both sides using Allen wrench access,
the right end hollow axle bolt loosened first.
I applied a strong threadlocker to this one before tightening,
then applied a 14mm wrench to the right side
and loosened the left end hollow axle bolt.
On this side, I apply grease to the threads
and tighten it slightly on the loose side—just snug enough that it won't come loose by hand
or loosen naturally over time.
The front wheel had a slight centering issue.
↑About this much.
The customer wanted spoke tension
at standard or slightly higher,
but this wheel was already on the tight side,
so I didn't do any additional tightening just to increase tension.
Luckily this time we had a centering issue to work with,
so I adjusted it with a slightly tightening approach.
But the tension increase from that is minimal.
The center came out.
And the rear wheel too...
Better than the front, but
it was off by about the thickness of a sheet of paper.
The rear wheel also had tension that didn't feel like it needed to be tightened.
Since it had more run-out than the front, I made some fine spoke adjustments
on the anti-freewheel side with a slight tightening approach,
and the center came right out.
If you turn the nipples too much,
the rim can shift in the opposite direction, so you need to be careful.