You've already got lots of good opinions here. I'll put in a plug for the Park TS-8, their "home mechanic" truing stand. I think it's about half the price of the TS-2 and while it certainly doesn't have the bells and whistles that of the more expensive model, I've built about 10 wheels on it with increasing speed each time. All the wheels have held up pretty well too and seem to holding their true well. I tried the TS-2 once, but found it to be more confusing than useful for a beginner. I think PJW is right that unless you're planning on becoming a professional wheelbuilder, the TS-2 is probably overkill.
I also use the Park WAG-4 dish tool and their spoke tension gauge. I've found the spoke tension gauge very useful, especially on the first few wheels I built. As I've gained more experience, I don't use it as much but I still check every wheel with it at some point. And the WAG-4 is invaluable as well, though it's very simple and a handy person could probably build one very easily as well. People may disagree, but I find the Jobst Brandt wheelbuilding book the most useful resource. I've read the Gerd Schaner one as well and got some tidbits from it but could never get his building method to work for me. I've also looked at Sheldon Brown's wheelbuilding pages on the Harris site too and they're a useful reference as well. Good luck! It's great fun building wheels and an excellent way to spend cold winter nights. Also easy to do while listening to the radio or watching TV so it makes your down time more productive! Peter Flint NYC On Dec 26, 7:53 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > I suffered a foot injury last summer, which has gradually gotten > worse, (despite 4 months of medical (in)attention!) and has gotten to > the point where I can not ride and can't walk more than short > distances. This has cut into virtually every activity that requires > standing, and it now looks like it will be at least another 5 or 6 > weeks until I'm back to something like normal. > > So instead of spending free time in my woodworking shop this winter, > I'm thinking about building my first set of wheels, which can be done > sitting down. The first pair will be pretty expensive since I will > not only need all the components, but a truing stand. That's the real > question here - which one. > > My son, who is pretty good at this, but on the other side of the > country, is encouraging me to buy the Park Stand. He claims, that if > the stand is true I wont need the dishing tool. The other option I've > seen on the web is the Minoura, which has the advantage of being about > $130 less than the Park. > > Suggestions and recounts of others experience welcome. > > Michael > Westford, Vt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
