Which Wheel truing stand

barry_kellett99
barry_kellett99 Posts: 480
edited January 2009 in Workshop
I am going down the road of building my own wheels. I know I could bodge something with an old fork or frame, but personally I would prefer to have a dedicated wheel building/truing stand.

What do you recommend from experience?
http://teammaxbo.blogspot.com/

Long live the pompino

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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    I have a Minoura Workman Pro, very good value for money and plenty sturdy enough. I ruled out the cheap(ish) Park TS8 as the truing gauge is only on one side (though it is still perfectly possible to true a wheel on the TS8). I've built a set of wheels on the Minoura and they're still true, partly down to the care I took I suppose, but I didn't once think "I wish I'd bought product 'x' instead of the Minoura".

    Dave.
  • barry_kellett99
    barry_kellett99 Posts: 480
    edited January 2009
    Cheers, Its one I liked the look of but people have tried to steer me towards the Park ones.

    Dodgy - where did you pick yours up? Its out of stock on merlin and a few others i checked.
    http://teammaxbo.blogspot.com/

    Long live the pompino
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    There is a second hand park one going for £60 in the classifieds. I tend to just use the one at my LBS
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    barry_kellett99 wrote:
    Cheers, Its one I liked the look of but people have tried to steer me towards the Park ones.

    I'm a Park fan, too. I have their PRS-15 workstand which is fantastic, I also prefer to buy Park tools in general. But with the truing stand, I couldn't see anything at the price point that made we want to choose Park. The TS8 is a pretty rudimentary piece of kit in comparison with the Minoura (and others at a similar price).

    Dave.
  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    Either sell your granny and buy a Park TS-2, or have a look at Roger Musson's site www.wheelpro.co.uk for an great idea for a home-build. I couldn't be arsed and bought a TS-2 :-)

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