TommyF
Well-Known Member
My rear Reynolds carbon wheel's spokes "sing" to me every now and then on the power stroke of the pedal. Sounds like lose spokes, but a simple hand test of tension has me convinced they are all nice and tight. The wheel is 3 years old, never re-tensioned. This only happens every now and then, I could go 3 - 4 weeks with a quite wheel, then it sings, then it's quiet again. I've put lube on the nipples and where the spokes cross, that quiets them down instantly. So the question is, do you check spoke tension, if so how often and do you use a tension meter to set it? I'm tempted to bring it to my LBS for a quick once over, but also tempted to tweak it myself, possibly purchasing a tension meter. The wheel is perfectly true, was noisy on Sunday, washed the bike after Sundays ride and it's now quiet again without lubing. So what's your spoke maintenance routine?