Diy Bicycle Wheel Truing Stand

My homemade wheel truing stand.

Diy bicycle wheel truing stand. This is just simple truing and assumes t. Aug 17 2013 i think bicycle wheels are beautiful. The tools are based on plans found in chapter 3 o. So i show how to true bicycle wheels with the wheel mounted on the bike.

If the wheel is fixable it generally looks good but has a wobble you can expect your local bike shop to charge 20 30 to true it using professional equipment like a truing stand for the perfect line and roundness. This video demonstrates how to true a bicycle wheel using simple wooden tools that i made in my workshop. Not everyone has an expensive truing stand. I think bicycle wheels are beautiful.

But to do that i need a truing stand and i didn t want to spend the money for an expensive tool i won t be using so often. 2 1x4 6 2 1x4 24 14. But being an aircraft technician with lots of experience balancing 120 000 rpm turbine discs i thought i should be able to true a humble bike wheel. For the home mechanic a shop made truing stand will do the job just nicely and costs a fraction of what one will cost in a bike shop.

You can also buy a professional truing stand for about 50 to 80 or the gold standard park tools stand like this for 300. Truing stands cost a bundle and bike shops typically charge 25 35 to true up a wheel. This project requires no welding no special tools or equipment and can be made with materials easily available from a hardware store and with basic hand tools. We ll take an inexpensive but solid performance spin doctor truing stand and add threaded indicators to make it much more effective faster to use more durable and light years more precise for less than 7.

My homemade wheel truing stand.