Originally Posted by captsven
The tool that might cost a lot now but pay for itself in the long term is a truing stand. If you think you will be riding bikes for the rest of your life, get a truing stand now. This is one tool I wish I would have bought 20 years ago. I have had one for four years (due to the feedback from this forum) and it is awesome.
I am guessing a good portion of the riders on this forum have anywhere from a slight to moderate wobble in either wheel. Untrue wheels are slow, uncomfortable and just suck!!
Plus the fact that building wheels is one of, if not
the most enjoyable thing to work on with a bike. I brought a TS-2 home from the shop for a few weeks and worked on wheels every evening. Learned a huge amount since I could focus on it for hours at a time and ended up with some great wheels of my own.