Hot take: if you can't true a wheel without a stand, you're not a mechanic, you're a parts swapper

Sarah Stone · 2026-09-22T15:00:02.950863+00:00

Watched a guy at the co-op in Tucson last month spend 45 minutes fighting a rear wheel in a $300 stand while I had it dialed in 10 minutes later on a flipped bike and a zip tie, and he got mad at ME when I pointed out the stand was hiding his feel for tension.

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Hot take: if you can't true a wheel without a stand, you're not a mechanic, you're a parts swapper | Bicycle Mechanics - Librear