I know I've been debating this for a while, and trying to find at-home inventions on my own time to cross out the need for a truing stand, but anymore it just seems more sensible to get one... mostly because my parents, girlfriend, and brothers have all started riding, and on three of the bikes the brakes jump at a certain point in the rim, indicating a slight bend. Instead of taking them to the bike shop, where those guys didn't tru my wheel right the first time, I'd rather just use that money for a stand and do it myself.
I'm not sure what to look for though. Is there certain stands I should look at? Maybe particular features? The price range of these two truing stands is IDEAL for me, so if you folks have any opinions off of these two stands I'd appreciate it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...goods&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...goods&v=glance
I was kind of thinking about going with the 49 dollar one, because they had mentioned something about it being self centering, so no dish tool is needed. The 54 dollar one's description is so short and blunt it's not really saying much about the product.
What do you folks think?