• Not a wheel building Q as such but any tips would be appreciated. I have set of knock-about Shimano wheels and one particular spoke on the radially laced front keeps loosening, have tried thread lock to no avail and it’s a trickster. Will be fine for weeks then it slacks off randomly. It’s like if Brexit was a spoke and it’s driving me crazy.

  • Is the tension the same than the other spokes? It may be an out of shape rim that you're compensating with more tension, or just an uneven build.

  • I've tried to get the tension as close as possible but i'm using the hand-squeeze method - not ideal so it might be out. And yes, I thought the wheel could have been buckled previously (it was 2nd hand)
    Will attempt tightening beyond what seems comfortable; then LBS. Cheers.

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