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Ive found this on eBay:
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Seems pretty cheap. Does anyone have or used one and is it any good or a pile of sh*t for building the odd occasional wheel?
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Should be fine for occasionally building/truing, but you'll also need a dishing gauge, as I'm assuming the lateral truing guides aren't self-centering
I have one (or one fo a very similar design from a few model-years ago) and that^^^ pretty much covers it. Fine for the occasional tweak, but if you're going to be using it a lot then look elsewhere. I've trued up quite a few wheels from scratch on it, but the main arms are intentionally flexible to cope with 100mm to 135 mm OLN hubs which means that the whole thing is, er, intentionally flexible! For accurate centring, you do have to measure things up and work out the lateral gauge locations on a per-wheel basis, which is a faff after a while....
Overall then: OK for the money.... Park it is not!
i have one for home use.
while i wouldnt like to build wheels day in day out - i had a park for that when i did that.....
its fine for building the odd wheel for me and me mates and the very occasional true up.
Can you guys recommend anything better? Don't really want to be paying too much.
I was going to build my own from the templates in the wheel building book but after buying all the materials i might as well buy one.
I've been toying with the idea of buying one. They're quite a bit cheaper on the Rose website: http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/tacx-exact-t3175-truing-stand/aid:527815
Wow, just checked the Fisher trade website and it's cheaper from Rose Bikes!
I've built many a strong & true wheel using an old Giant (carbon) rear triangle & some cable ties. Just took a bit longer than a proper stand.