How much runout is acceptable on a race wheel?

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I’m considering race wheels and am looking at a couple of factory
seconds, front being regular-spoked 50mm deep, with a runout of .023"
(.58mm) , rear a HED H3 with a runout of .035" (.889mm). What’s the
opinion on runout like this, how noticable is that going to be at
speeds in the low to mid 20s mph?

Thanks,

  • S.
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In each case that’s less than a mm of runout. That’s nothing - and at the speeds you’re talking - youv’e got no problems. Even at my top speed (75km), that would not be an issue I would not hesitate to buy them based on the runouts you mention.