Originally Posted by
smd4
I'm not talking about having to do it on the road out of necessity. But if one has the means to get even a modest truing stand, I cannot imagine why one wouldn't own one. Proper tools serve a purpose, and make life easier. Which is why I wouldn't use a flat-bladed screwdriver to remove a tire, or a hammer to align a dropout, or a pipe wrench to tighten a headset. All things that can be done but...why?
Well for one thing, I don't also need a wheel dish gauge or to try to sight across the rim and hub with a scale/ruler there to see if my dish is correct for the frame, assuming I have measured and calculated what it should be.
Truing in the frame, I just center the rim in the chainstays. Or fork, with a dished front due to disc brake.