Wheel trueing with zip ties.
04-29-10 | 10:30 PM
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Wheel trueing with zip ties.
The guy at the LBS (Bicycle Bob's in Portsmouth, NH) gave me this tip.
When you think you've got it right, flip it over in the dropouts and see if it's still centered;
When you think you've got it right, flip it over in the dropouts and see if it's still centered;
04-29-10 | 11:08 PM
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04-30-10 | 12:19 AM
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04-30-10 | 12:45 AM
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Nice. I just did something similar the other day experimenting with painters tape cut into strips. true until the tape stops flapping & move the tape in slightly as necessary.
04-30-10 | 08:44 AM
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The best part of this is that I have a use for my old Nishiki frame that got bent at the front end in a crash.
Sweet.
Sweet.
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04-30-10 | 09:11 PM
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I do essentially the same thing with the brake pads.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-30-10 | 10:21 PM
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I do the same thing with my TS-2.
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05-01-10 | 05:56 AM
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No, I was kidding. I acquired one recently from a very nice guy on craigslist, and I'm just tickled to own it. He's a lurker on bikeforums and knows me, though I didn't know him. So he gave me an incredible price on it. I'm very lucky.
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05-01-10 | 07:14 AM
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05-01-10 | 02:23 PM
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Yeah, I know you were kidding. I bought what was then Park's "consumer" truing stand back in 86 or 87 and have regretted not buying the TS-2 ever since. It works ok but requires constant fiddling.
05-01-10 | 03:36 PM
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Me too, but I used to use the brake pad method and sometimes still do for a minor touchup.
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05-02-10 | 07:27 AM
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A couple of years ago, I bought a consumer-grade bike stand, and I bought the attachment that uses the bike stand as a truing stand. I had low standards, and it was adequate, barely. I knew already that consumer grade truing stands aren't very good. I'd rather use brake pads or zip ties. So I recommend using either the cheapest method or a TS-2. Or a Hozan if you can get it, but they're even more expensive, and they're not the least bit self-centering.
I sort of regret getting the consumer grade bike stand, too, since I work on bikes a lot these days. It's wobbly and needs frequent adjustment.
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