Re: [CR]tensionometers

(Example: Books:Ron Kitching)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:20:53 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]tensionometers
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


i'd rather have a wheel built with integrity than a wheel that's cosmetically round or true. to have it all would simply be icing on the cake. vintage era rims were not always precise, 'specially the lighter ones. they were kept in check as a component of complete wheels by being built with PROPER TENSION. tensionometers are just a way to quantify this. they don't replace good judgement but they can verify errors when something during the build
goes awry.
e-RICHIE
the wheel thing