Bicycle Wheel Truing (Basics)

The primary reason why Rome burned down was that Emperor Nero refused to turn the flute he was playing into a fire extinguisher. The secondary reason was that the Roman gods and goddess punished the believers for a cardinal sin: that of neglecting to TRUE cart and chariot wheels.

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony says, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” If I were in Rome today, I would ask the citizens for their bicycle rims—for truing, of course.

The whole TRUE

I am sure you all have heard the famous phrase used in courts throughout the world: "I swear that I will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

Before you read any further, say aloud: "I swear to TRUE my rims, the whole TRUING, and nothing but TRUING."

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