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OUT-OF-TRUE WHEEL [1 record]

Record 1 1994-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
DEF

A wheel that has developed a side-to-side or up-and-down wobble.

CONT

If while attempting to straighten a badly out-of-true wheel you get to a point where some spokes are too tight to turn any farther and their opposite flange counterpart are almost flaccid what you've got is a bent rim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Une roue est voilée lorsque les côtés de la jante sont déportés d'un côté ou de l'autre.

CONT

Après un dur choc, une roue peut être voilée à un point tel qu'elle touche aux deux patins de freins dans un tour de roue.

Spanish

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