novice, girly question about trueing a wheel

[LucyLastic]

My wheels need trueing, now for the dumb question,[queue laughter] do I need to take the tyres off them before I take them off to my friendly neighbourhood cycle shop?

[RATTY]

The shop will take them off if they need to lou!!

[CD17]

Why not do it yourself  

Its easy  

[LucyLastic]

Its easy  

I love how that rolls off your tongue     

It may be easy when you've seen someone doing it but I haven't got a clue and don't I need to buy a trueing device type thingy? 

[LucyLastic]

Why not do it yourself  

Its easy  

How much do these bike shops charge, on average?  If they're dear then get the kettle on Chris, I'm on me way round to yours (I'll bring some cake) 

[selfpreservation]

£5 per wheel or so  , a lot cheaper than buying the kit its relatively easy for a sober person to build a true wheel from nos parts buy counting the turns not not so easy to true an old wheel without a stand ect , the spoke key costs around £6

[theRuler]

leave the tyres on
leave the wheels on the bike
do it yourself

it is easy. buy the spoke key

shops only charge a fiver because it only takes a couple of mins to do

[jimwise68]

Lou you don't need a truing device. You are already equipped with them. Hands and eyes! 

Keep the wheels on the bike, flip it upside down and spin the wheel to find where it is buckled. Loosen slightly the spokes on the side the wheel moves toward the chain stay/fork and tighten the ones on the other side. When the wheel is true  pinch all spokes to find which ones are loose and then tighten those.

Job done.

[LucyLastic]

Thanks guys.    I'll have a go myself then.  I did notice them because the bike was upside down and I was watching it against the brake block and saw the 'waving' effect of the rim when I spun it.  I'll have a go and if all else fails, I take them to the shop.

[CD17]

Why not do it yourself  

Its easy  

How much do these bike shops charge, on average?  If they're dear then get the kettle on Chris, I'm on me way round to yours (I'll bring some cake) 

My kettle is always on