What is the basic procedure for truing a bicycle wheel?
The first thing that you’ll need when truing a bicycle wheel is a tool called a spoke wrench, which can usually be purchased at a bicycle shop (make sure to get the right sized wrench for your specific wheel size and bike – if you bring your bike into the store they should be able to tell you what size to get). Once you have your tool, spin the wobbly wheel until you have identified exactly where the wobble is on the bike (use your brake pads as a reference point to help you determine where that is). When you have found the wobbly area, find the spokes that match up with that area and adjust them using your spoke wench. At first, just turn each nipple 1/4 inch at a time until it looks good. I’m not an expert, so this is a condensed version, but this video should give a clearer picture.
