Thursday, March 14, 2013

How to True a Wheel in 40 Seconds

There is a big-ish race coming up this weekend: The Orica Kermesse. It's a NSW Cycling state event (I think), which means that there will be a bigger crowd than the usual weekend club racing, and the race is a little bit longer (56km instead of the usual 35 - 42 km).

I didn't know what a Kermesse was at the start of this year. Here is the wikipedia Kermesse article. Sadly our track is not as glamorous as the wikipedia article suggests. Instead of starting and finishing in the centre of town, we are going to be riding around and around a heavy industrial estate.

So with a big race coming up and all, I wanted to make sure that my bike was in tip-top condition. Wish me luck! I'll probably be back with more stories after the race!


2 comments:

  1. 40 seconds, eh. I knew there had to be a catch.

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    1. Fair call. Here's the other way to true a wheel in 40 seconds

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI8tDjDZK54

      He does it 20 seconds though. Pretty impressive.

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