Diy Bicycle Wheel Truing Stand

Not everyone has an expensive truing stand.

Diy bicycle wheel truing stand.

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. This video demonstrates how to true a bicycle wheel using simple wooden tools that i made in my workshop. The tools are based on plans found in chapter 3 o. I think bicycle wheels are beautiful.

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 is just simple truing and assumes t. 2 1x4 6 2 1x4 24 14. My homemade wheel truing stand.

My homemade wheel truing stand. 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. People also love these ideas. You can also buy a professional truing stand for about 50 to 80 or the gold standard park tools stand like this for 300.

So i show how to true bicycle wheels with the wheel mounted on the bike. 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. 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.

Build a precision bicycle wheel truing stand for less than fifty bucks seriously it will be as precise as any high end stand.