rear wheel often going out of true.

[ysebastien]

Hi there,

I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on some mechanical issue's i've been having. I just recently bought some new shimano RS30 wheels (road sport) and already (about 6 rides) my rear wheel has been out of true and sustained a significant "up and down" bend. I have had this happen to me on a couple of wheels, usually the rear. I am baffled because I usually ride with a friend and he doesn't have any problems, hopefully an indication that the roads I ride on are not too terrible. As well, I am not a heavy guy (148 lbs) and find it hard to believe that i could be affecting my wheels in such a way. I am very concerned because my back to school budget is definitely not able to absorb the cost of new wheels! any insights or advice is greatly appreciated!

Sebastien

[Lister Farrar]

If it doesn't have 32 or 36 round spokes I don't know much about 'em.

The retrogrouches on rec.bicycles.tech are always whining about boutique wheels, not enough spokes, blah blah blah, but I'm just using what I had before those came along. (On a side note, it is notable that for the classics on cobbles, the pros go back to 32 spokes )

But anyway, I'm pretty sure even the disco-est wheels are true-able, so maybe have the store look at them.