I took in a Fast Forward F6R for some work.
The customer brought it in asking for wheel truing and centering work.
I often write scary things on this blog like "pre-built wheels frequently have runout and centering issues,"
and because of that I get a lot of these jobs — but honestly, it's really common so I can't help it.
Though if it came from a proper "shop," they'd check all that before shipping, so there wouldn't be a problem.
Anyway, this wheel had only very minor runout and was otherwise fine,
and the centering was actually spot-on.
It almost felt like someone had already done truing and centering work on it before bringing it in.
I actually got more out of hearing about the customer's job (a delicate and specialized technical trade)
than from the actual wheelwork itself. Man, that was interesting.
The customer brought it in asking for wheel truing and centering work.
I often write scary things on this blog like "pre-built wheels frequently have runout and centering issues,"
and because of that I get a lot of these jobs — but honestly, it's really common so I can't help it.
Though if it came from a proper "shop," they'd check all that before shipping, so there wouldn't be a problem.
Anyway, this wheel had only very minor runout and was otherwise fine,
and the centering was actually spot-on.
It almost felt like someone had already done truing and centering work on it before bringing it in.
I actually got more out of hearing about the customer's job (a delicate and specialized technical trade)
than from the actual wheelwork itself. Man, that was interesting.