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so........... i got some a23's built up a few months ago. just sat here waiting for my next build to take shape. (not long to go) i put some schwalbe ultremo on them and inflated to 145psi about a month ago. ive just read the above post. deflated to the tyres to 85psi and spent the last hour nervously playing around with my lovely new wheels . ..........
will they spring back into shape ? will i have fucked them up ? do i just put a turn on each spoke nipple to increase the tension ? shall i take them down to my local bike shop an endure the head shaking and sarcasm and chuckles and deep intake of breaths ?
the spoke tension doesnt feel that loose on the wheels , with my fingers , but , would my fingers be able to tell ????
...........aaaarrrgggg.