Park Tool Wheel Truing Stand Attachment
08-01-09, 07:22 AM
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Park Tool Wheel Truing Stand Attachment
Park Tool sells a Wheel Truing Stand Attachment TS-5 that fits several of their work stands like the PCS-1
I own. This allows you to mount the wheel to the work stand and true your wheels. See the picture below.
Has anyone on this forum used this attachment? How do you like it? Does it actually work?
I own. This allows you to mount the wheel to the work stand and true your wheels. See the picture below.
Has anyone on this forum used this attachment? How do you like it? Does it actually work?
08-01-09, 07:29 AM
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I've got one. I'll say it's worth it in a pinch, but don't expect it to be as nice as a proper truing stand.
To check the dish you have to flip the wheel around, and it's a bit fiddly to attach the wheel, especially if you have nutted axles.
For basic truing on a very small budget its worth it, if you plan to do a lot of wheel builds or truing it's worth investing in a (used?) proper stand.
To check the dish you have to flip the wheel around, and it's a bit fiddly to attach the wheel, especially if you have nutted axles.
For basic truing on a very small budget its worth it, if you plan to do a lot of wheel builds or truing it's worth investing in a (used?) proper stand.
08-01-09, 09:57 AM
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I don't like one-sided stands, because I push the rim sideways to reduce the spoke tension when I tighten them. I use a couple of old forks as a stand (one for front wheels, another spread for rears), but I got them for free when everybody was changing to carbon. Roger Musson's e-book also has a wooden stand that's better than any stand you can buy. I also made a dish gauge I can use without removing the wheel from the stand. That flipping the wheel method isn't accurate enough for me.
IMO it's pretty easy to come up with a better stand than what's commonly available from Park or Nashbar, if you have the tools and some materials. If you have to buy everything to build your own, it's cheaper to buy a stand.
em
IMO it's pretty easy to come up with a better stand than what's commonly available from Park or Nashbar, if you have the tools and some materials. If you have to buy everything to build your own, it's cheaper to buy a stand.
em
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