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Truing stands, go big or stay home?
I'm looking to buy a truing stand. Is the Park TS-8 Home good enough? Or should I pay double the price and get the Park TS-2.2 Pro. I have some experience truing wheels, but never on a nice stand. I ...
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How do I align a wheel?
I broke a couple of spokes on my wheel, now it's all bent, how can I align it back again? What kind of tools do I need to do a good job?
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Why am I breaking a ridiculous number of spokes?
First, this is a follow up to this:
Why does my back wheel keep becoming untrue?
(The short version is I bought a used bike a few weeks ago, I broke a spoke on the back wheel, replaced the spoke, ...
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Why does my back wheel keep becoming untrue?
So I broke a spoke a week ago, and when I put a new spoke in you know I trued it. Now, a week later, the bike feels like a kayak, because the back wheel is not very straight. Any idea why this would ...
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Is there a special technique for truing flat spoked wheels?
I have a set of Shimano R560's that have flat, bladed spokes (16 front & 20 rear, from memory). They are a little worse for wear after a couple of years and at least 10,000 kms. My usual LBS has ...
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Which size spoke tool. Currently size 14
I have this spoke tool. The number I use on this tool is 14. I use it on a hybrid mountain bike.
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I want to get one which is easier to use but I do not know which size.
Here are the available ...
