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I find it best to use the dial gauges as pointers until you get down to the last few mm of adjustment but it's a solid stand and I'd recommend it.
You'll need adapters do through axle hubs (Park do some) but it'll adjust to take fat bike hubs (although you'll need the tyres off the rims for truing...).
how much are the adapters?
I use these so £12.99
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I'm sure other options/bodges are available.
i just put a bit of 4 mm threaded bar through the hole and rest on the V adaptors.
I always just put the axle through the hub and place it in the v of the stand. The Vs go wide enough and once the width adjustment is nipped up it's fine.
Seriously tempted.. Is it pretty straight forward to use for a newbie wheel fettler?
Quite tempted too. But Yodel for free or 7 quid for DHL 😕 Neither are appealing options. If I could choose DPD I'd have ordered by now.
Cloudnine - the gauges take a little getting used to because they are so sensitive but if you don't actually touch them to the rim until you're close to true it's fine,.
I now aim for the biggest run out to be when the gauge goes over the stickers on the rim
Thanks, I've built plenty of wheels using a bike frame and a ruler, but at this price I won't pass up the proper tool.
Is it a pain to set up with the lack of any centring?
Ok, I'm in. I need to replace my shitty park stand.
Always fancied learning to true/build wheels! I have a wheel with a slight wobble in it following a crash. Now, my LBS will sort it for a tenner, or I could spend way more on this thing and (attempt to) learn something. How frustrated will I get trying to do this (no wheel fettling experience whatsoever!)
Wheel building is about getting into the process and knowing how much a turn of a spoke key has on the wheel, a decent wheel jig only makes the process a bit easier. Being systematic and patient when learning are far more important - you can still do a rubbish build with one or a really good one without. You also really need a tension-meter if working with carbon rims or low-spoke count. Very satisfying way of spending your time.
Well I've brought one to replace my wonky old stand and gone for the Yodel free delivery. At least I'm in no rush for it 😕
Mine arrived with no dramas.. havent actually opened the box yet though.
Slight PSA.. Park tools spoke tension meter for £35
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/park-tool-spoke-tension-meter/
Well, since this has popped back up I'll repost a question that I crowbarred into another thread, if I may:
WTF is the purpose of the single spacery/washery thing that's on the delivery card in this photo ?
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Its a small paper weight
<disapproving look>
Is it not for use as an axle spacer when you drop a wheel into the jaws of the stand?, perhaps.
Not sure how that'd work soma - spacer for only one side? What would it achieve?
(I did think that a QR would prob fit through the little hole and the slot is prob big enough to fit a QR axle but I haven't tried 'em as I couldn't see why I'd want to)
I purchased one of these but don't like it. If anyone would like to buy it, please email me.
I think the wee washery thing is to allow you tighten the nuts of the arms and wee anti tilt foot without a spanner.
I vaguely remember doing that with mine.