Recommend me a truing stand please

thegiantbiker
thegiantbiker Posts: 212
edited March 2012 in MTB buying advice
As above really. Preferably not too much more than 100 pounds. It's for 26 inch mountain bike wheels.
Big guy; small air!

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  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,786
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13250 ??

    £17 off CRC this weekend when you spend £100 too...
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  • thegiantbiker
    thegiantbiker Posts: 212
    Cool, saw that earlier, but was a bit put off by the 2/5 stars. Is this just people who don't know how to use it?
    Big guy; small air!
  • davenice
    davenice Posts: 72
    I've used an old version of this and it's great: http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a48319 ... html?lg=en

    Looks like a reasonable price, too. I've been able to get the FT-1 stand on its own supplied for £80 from my LBS.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Buy Roger Musson's ebook (Wheelpro) and make your own? I did and it's spot on.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Excessively overpriced bits of kit (chunk of metal) in my opinion, but all truing stands seem to be this kind of price. That's why truing remains a nice profitable business I guess.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Use a frame ( I use my steel retro frame so it doesn't take my main bikes out of commision), blue tack a rule across the stays knowing the measurement you need for each rim, tweak it so it just touches at the highest point (largest radius) and adjust from there.

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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