Which wheel truing / building stand?

MrBlond

As per title really, any recommendations?

mercurykev

I bought this and I'm very happy with it. Comes with a dishing stick and spoke key. £68

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f%5FProductID=2374&f%5FSupersetQRY=Ktruing%7E2&f%5FSortOrderID=2&f%5Fbct=m004408

orv

I use the basic park tools one: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ng%20Stand
Does the job.

If you're building lots of wheels there's the very expensive park tools one: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ng%20Stand

Which I guess would make dishing easier.

orv

mercurykev wrote:

I bought this and I'm very happy with it.

Ooh now that looks rather handy. Didnt see that when I was hunting around for them.

dennisn

Pedro's tools makes a nice one. Similar to the Park tool but a bit cheaper.

Dennis Noward

MrBlond

Thanks!

speedstersimon

I brought one of these 6 months ago from Merlin Cycles for £45:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=821&categoryId=15

Same as the Edinburgh Cycles one I think

gundersen

I've used park tools stand in a lbs and they don't last very long.
What I've found is that park tools generally are just for occasional use only.

aztecboy

MrBlond

Depends what you want to do. I too went for the stand from Merlin which is ok for the occasion wheel build and truing. The Minouri is the best of the cheap stands in my opinion but it is flimsy.
If you really want a solid stand, get Roger Musson's book and build the one in his book.
I am no handyman. but it only took me an afternoon to build. Solid as a rock.
His wheelbuilding book is an absolute bible - I learned a great deal from it.
http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php