Need now to look at getting the old wheel trued up, if possible.
What wheel or parts? Boutique designs with low spoke counts are less serviceable than traditional designs.
Spoke and nipple type and condition? Stainless spokes wth J ends and brass nipples are the most likely to respond to attempts to turn them. Black spokes and nipples often lose their plating during tweaking - a cosmetic problem for posh wheels that can be fixed with a marker pen! Aluminium nipples don't respond well.
How damaged is the rim, and how worn is it? If you give the rim a thorough cleaning it should reveal any micro cracks - these often occur around the spoke holes, and show as starburst cracks. If possible take the tyre and rim tape off to inspect the inner surface for cracks around the spoke holes - twin wall rims with eyelets can suffer from this damage. Joint misalignment is another indicator of an unserviceable rim.
Ah! just the man!
Thank you, BFC.
Its a Giant PR-2, stock wheel that come with the Defy 1 Disc. I haven't even looked at it properly yet but I will do and then I'll be back for your advice, if you'd be so kind. I don't think the the damage is too bad as I managed to pull the wheel out from under the edge of his tyre, but I'll let you know, it would be good to have a spare again.
Thanks,
Nick.
The wheel design looks to be serviceable, from the pictures they are: - 28 spoke, 2 cross, black J bend spokes with black brass nipples. The rims are probably twin wall, non eyelet, sleeve jointed with the joint hidden under the stickers opposite the valve.
Most factory wheels have theadlock on the nipples so can be a a pain to fine tune - I suspect as you stopped using the wheel it needs more than fine tuning.
Wheel building kit is permanently set up.
