Wheel Truing — Ealing, West London
Wheel
Truing
Buckled or wobbly wheel? We'll true it back to straight at our Ealing workshop. From £10 per wheel — fast turnaround.
Per wheel. Price depends on severity of buckle. Parts extra if spokes need replacing.
What is Wheel Truing?
Wheel truing is the process of adjusting spoke tension to bring a wheel back into perfect lateral and radial alignment. Wheels go out of true through impacts, hard cornering, worn spokes, or simply hours of use. A badly buckled wheel rubs on your brake pads, affects handling, and puts uneven stress on the rim and spokes. We use a professional truing stand to tension each spoke individually until the wheel runs true.
Signs You Need It
- !Wheel visibly wobbles side-to-side when spinning
- !Brake pads rub intermittently on one side of the rim
- !Bike pulls to one side on descents
- !You heard or felt a hard impact — pothole, kerb drop, or crash
- !Spokes feel slack or uneven when you squeeze pairs together
What's Included
- Full wheel inspection — rim, spokes, and spoke nipples
- Lateral (side-to-side) truing on a professional truing stand
- Radial (up-and-down) truing where needed
- Spoke tension equalised across the wheel
- Rim checked for cracks or damage and flagged if found
- Final spin-check — rim runs to within 0.5mm before leaving the stand
Common Questions.
Workshop Diagnostics
Commonly Paired Repairs.
A straight wheel is only half the battle. Once your rims spin dead-true in the stand, these complementary jobs ensure smooth rolling:
Brake Service & Alignment
Now that your rim spins without lateral deflection, we can adjust brake pads with razor-sharp tolerances and zero rubbing.
Puncture Repair & Fresh Tyres
While the wheel is off the bike and tyre unseated, we inspect rim tape, check spoke bed tension, and can install puncture-resistant tyres.
Have More Than One Thing Wrong?
Need wheels trued, gears indexed, and brakes dialled in? Our Workshop MOT (£54) covers all the essentials, and we can advise if deeper TLC is needed on inspection.
Get in
Touch.
Describe what's happening with your bike and we'll confirm a drop-off slot at our Ealing workshop.
- 1We confirm a slot
- 2You drop the bike off
- 3Same-week turnaround