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link0 02-18-14 01:14 PM

Automatic Truing Machine - I want this!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE26bvQCJHA

I do most of my own wrenching, but truing is one thing I do not enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUnbUxw6anQ

It even stress relieves with the rollers.

canam73 02-18-14 01:18 PM

Oh, yeah, that will solve everything.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...eels-like-this

Psimet2001 02-18-14 02:02 PM

Garbage in - garbage out

Truing is only a small piece of a wheel build.

...and FWIW for the price of that machine you could buy a lifetime of great wheels and always have them built by the best hand builders around....and buy a lot of new bikes with the left over money.

Drew Eckhardt 02-18-14 02:45 PM


Originally Posted by link0 (Post 16506281)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE26bvQCJHA

I do most of my own wrenching, but truing is one thing I do not enjoy.

Properly built wheels never go out of true unless you bend a rim crashing or running into an obstacle.

When you take rider weight into account when choosing rims (shallow 400g rims are not OK even on the front for 200 pound riders) you may never true a wheel until the rim needs replacing due to worn out brake tracks even when you're not very dainty running over pot holes.

RPK79 02-18-14 02:52 PM

From what I understand to true a wheel you just need to get really drunk and bounce it a few times against the floor.

canam73 02-18-14 02:53 PM


Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 16506650)
From what I understand to true a wheel you just need to get really drunk and bounce it a few times against the floor.

That's stress relieving.

For the drunkard, not the wheel.

UnfilteredDregs 02-18-14 02:54 PM


Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 16506650)
From what I understand to true a wheel you just need to get really drunk and bounce it a few times against the floor.

Isn't that, "trow..."? :D


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