Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-aruba!levitin From: levitin@aruba.DEC (Sam HLO2-2/G13 DTN 225-4135) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Summary of Wheel Truing Equipment Message-ID: <1291@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 09:30:24 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1291 Posted: Wed Nov 6 09:30:24 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 21:01:53 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 18Summary of replies received about truing wheels: (total of 5 replies rec'd) The definitive book on truing (and building) seems to be _The Bicycle Wheel_ by Jobst Brandt. For equipment, people use a variety of devices, from the cheap (bike frame itself) to the expensive (Park makes the TS-2 which Performance Bicycle Shop sells for $140). Consensus had it that you should buy a tool that reflects how much you use it: for the occasional truing (every six months or so) probably using the frame or one of the less expensive stands. Minoura's stand got mixed reviews: it offers reasonable features for < $20. If you're building wheels, it might make sense to invest a bit more money on something a bit more expensive. Cycle on, Sam Levitin Levitin%Aruba.DEC@decwrl DEC Hudson-LSI 77 Reed Road, Hudson MA 01749 (617) 568-4135 {My opinions do not necessarily blah-blah-blah....}