Originally Posted by
CB HI
I guess what people are saying is that you don't need a truing stand to get a perfectly true wheel (or so close that it simply doesn't matter). Having a truing stand makes it easier.
It's not that I object to truing stands and I have periodically been in the market for one. What it usually comes down to though is I'd rather spend the $60 (or whatever) on something else.
Originally Posted by
CB HI
Or maybe my time is more valuable than yours. One of my wheels has been going strong since 1993 with no broken spokes, many thousands of miles. That only happens if you spend some extra money for a better rim and the wheel is build near perfect true, dish and round. The time saved in far less frequent truing that one wheel was well worth the $40 I payed for my truing stand.
Let us know how your wheel build is holding up in about 14 years.
I have two cheap wheels sitting in my garage from 1975 that have never broken a spoke as far as I know. My '92 Bianchi has seen regular use and no broken spokes. Until a couple of years ago I had an '87 Peugoet, - no broken spokes. In fact I can only remember breaking one spoke ever, and it was on a hand built set of wheels (not by me).