It's fun, isn't it. I was thinking to myself that on the mechanics forum this would have been all about the importance of even tension and the dangers of a wheel that "spins true" but is harboring latent disaster in its uneven spokes, probably accompanied by a debate over the proper way to stress relieve spokes. Here it's all about DIY tools.

I wonder what it would look like on other sub-forums. I'm guessing the touring forum would have a similar stand/no-stand debate, along with a diatribe or two on the importance of high spoke count wheels and maybe a discussion of the number of extra spokes you should carry with you at all times. The roadie forum would probably have had a very short thread where everyone agreed that's what professional mechanics are for, or maybe a follow-up question about who makes the lightest spoke wrench. The ss/fg forum would have been a debate about whether you really need true wheels if your bike has no brakes. The C&V forum would have degenerated into reminiscing about some obscure truing stand that hasn't been made for 25 years but is really the only acceptable tool for the job. The cyclocross forum would have said that's why you need pit wheels and you should really upgrade to tubulars for your next set.


That's awesome. My wife has an app like that on her iPhone, but I'd never thought of using it to true my wheels.