Update: Changed my mind about wheel truing stands after visiting a shop in Portland

Tbh I always thought you could get by with just using your frame as a truing stand. Then I stopped into this little shop called Bike Hub PDX last month and watched a mechanic true a carbon wheel on a proper Park Tool stand. He showed me how the frame flex was throwing off my work by at least 0.5mm on each side. Ngl I grabbed a used TS-2.2 off Craigslist the next week and my rear wheel hasn't wobbled since. Anyone else here cheap out on a truing stand for too long before realizing the difference?

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grant_ross2717d ago

Half a millimeter per side from frame flex? That explains so much about why my last attempt at truing a wheelset left it feeling like garbage no matter how careful I was. I always figured the frame was rigid enough but I guess not. Might have to start hunting for a used stand myself now.

richard_ramirez17d ago

@grant_ross27 is it really that big of a difference or just placebo?