Truing simulator
A practice sandbox. Select spokes and turn the nipples, then watch the tension move, the neighbours react, and the rim's centering (dish), lateral true and radial true respond. It is a qualitative teaching model, not build advice.
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perfect wheel at target
Reference (tight) side
Select nipples 0 selected
or click spokes on the wheel →
turn:·
centering
off to NDS 0.29 mm
lateral true
0.00 mm
radial true
0.00 mm
L avg 110 · spread 0 kgf
R avg 110 · spread 0 kgf
Dish strategies (¼ turn, whole side) One side only also shifts total tension; tighten one + loosen the other moves the dish at ~constant tension.
Qualitative teaching model: a quarter turn ≈ 18 kgf on the driven spoke; neighbours and rim deflection are approximated and decay over a few spokes. Real wheels vary with rim and spoke stiffness, and this is no substitute for a truing stand.
Truing stand, live
lateral -0.29 mm · max 0.29
radial -0.29 mm · max 0.29
scope: radial · lateral (scrolling)
bars = spoke tension vs side target · band ±20%
Lateral true (wobble)peak -0.29 mm · scale ±0.29
Radial true (hop)peak -0.29 mm · scale ±0.29
Dish (centering)0.29 mm toward NDS
Which way to turn the nipple?
TIGHTEN: turn clockwise ↻ (as you see it)
spoke:pulls into nipple → tension ↑
Spoke wrench, nipple at the top: clockwise (as you see it) tightens.