Originally Posted by
heckler
i am eagerly awaiting a spoke breaking on me
i am not allowed to get new tools until i need to repair something. so once i break a spoke i can justify the truing stand, spoke wrenches, etc.
I consider each repair as a chance to learn something new.
Spoke wrench is about $5, got mine on sale for $2!...Dishing tool is $12, truing stand is $29 on sale. Shops have fancy stuff, I have cheapo stuff but mine have lasted 14,000. Some pro built (
) wheels I had only lasted 40 miles.
Don't need expensive stuff. Plus you can slip the truing stand and true the wheel right on the bike. using the brake pads.
Why wait till a spoke breaks, add some tension before they do! If the wheel is ture, I add a black mark onto the spoke with a sharpie pen. Then I turn each nipple about 1 to 1.5 times for more tension. But make sure the black mark stays in place to ensure that the spoke isn't binding up while turning! EZ, biggest thing is most are scared to try.