I'm thinking about buying the Feedback Sports wheel jig, but have realised that the more expensive stands have a lateral adjustment guide on each side of the rim.
However, other cheap stands only have a single guide, even if they're of a more standard double sided design (the Feedback Sports on is a simple single upright pole).
Does a jig with single guide make it much more difficult to true a wheel compared with a jig with two guides?
Presumably you can flip the wheel over if you need the guide on the other side of the rim, but perhaps a single guide makes things more awkward!
Both sides is easier. Flipping the wheel quickly gets annoying.
How often will you be doing this? I've only ever had single sided and while double sided would be nice it's never caused any sort of problem
Double sided is only an advantage if set up perfectly for dish. As an occasional wheel builder I'd be happy with single sided and a dishing gauge. Most important to me would be the stand taking every hub size and rim size I needed, being easy to use and solidly constructed so nothing wobbles
"Both sides is easier. Flipping the wheel quickly gets annoying."
why would you need to flip the wheel ?
I dont have one , i want one but i find it excruitiatingly expensive for what it is....
dont even have to remove tire for a quick true on a 29er or even a fatty - sold.
If building lots of wheels id prefer my old set up of calibrated ts1/ts2 mounted to a stool.
If building regular wheels you knew 100% that the dish was spot on if she was between the pointers - quick check with the VAR gauge at the end and life was good.
But then that set up was 3 x the cost of the feedback sports - and took up significantly more room.
You can check dishing by flipping the wheel.
"You can check dishing by flipping the wheel."
while you can i always found it easier and quicker to use the gauge - especially if building offset wheels as you can set the gauge up to your offset and build to that .
with the caveat that if you have done your spoke calcs for the right offset then the amount of dish your sticking into a wheel should be minimal.
Oh for sure. Not suggesting its the best way but it works and is easier than checking it with a tool you dont have.
And building a wheel on the coffee table whilst sitting indoors beats crouching over an upside down bike frame.
Its just nicer not necessarily better to have a stand.
Thanks very much. I'm slightly more undecided now, though! I'm not sure if the Feedback Sports stand is a wise buy, or if there's a better stand for similar money. I've not built a wheel before, and I'm not sure how much use it will get. I thought it would be wise to get the basics down before looking at a P&K Lie stand! I've read some reviews on other budget stands, and some of them are reported to be relatively flimsy, or be just "okay for the odd truing job".
Whats about a X tools Pro truing stand? Its similar money. (never used one but looks more like a normal truing stand)
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http://www.hotlines-uk.com/x-tools-pro-mechanic-wheel-truing-stand
that Xtools one looks very nice for the money but the real question is how rigid it is. The other Xtools stuff I've seen has been quite nice though so I would be very hopefull
