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episodic 05-29-11 08:44 PM

Is this worth it?
 
With this truing stand, can I do everything I need to do? Lateral and radial truing? I don't want to bother with do it yourself stands and I don't really want to spend $200 either. I don't mind the cost of this if it is worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-Mech...ef=pd_sbs_sg_1

Retro Grouch 05-30-11 12:42 AM

I assume so. All that a wheel trueing stand does is to provide a stable place to measure from. It looks to me like that one will take a little longer but it'll get the job done.

davidad 05-30-11 05:31 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Minoura-True-P...6&sr=1-1-spell

daven1986 05-30-11 05:38 AM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tacx-TACX-Ze.../dp/B0015IN74W

I use this one, can just flip the wheel to do dish, lateral and radial truing is pretty easy. Cheap too :)

Jeff Wills 05-30-11 08:33 AM

I've built perfectly good wheels with nothing more than a flipped-over bike and a clothes pin. As Retro says, all you need is a stable reference to adjust the adjust the tension on the spokes. A good trueing stand makes it easier to learn and faster to accomplish this, but it's not necessary.

Bianchigirll 05-30-11 08:53 AM

I like the Minoura one but if I was going to start building my own wheels again I would just buy the park truing stand


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