Mastering Wheel Truing Stands: Unveiling the Secrets

How to use wheel truing stands, great tools for bicycle wheel building, truing, repairs and a lot more. #bikerepair #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Welcome
0:12 - Basic info about truing stands
0:20 - Viewers' questions about truing jigs
0:43 - Truing stands all work similarly
1:14 - This video is not about truing wheels
1:28 - See my other video about wheel truing
1:52 - Putting wheels in truing stands: about tires
2:56 - Putting wheels in truing stands: about hubs & axles
4:19 - How to put wheels in truing jigs
5:16 - How to put in quick-release wheels
6:12 - How to put in bolt-on wheels
6:53 - How to put in thru-axle wheels
7:17 - Truing stands with built-in thru-axle adapters
7:49 - How thru-axle adapters for hubs work
9:01 - Park Tool's thru-axle adapters for truing stands
10:31 - Function 1 of a truing stand - holding wheels
12:38 - Function 2 of a truing stand - fix wheel wobbles
17:05 - Function 3 of a truing stand - fix roundness issues
21:00 - Function 4 of a truing stand - rim centering
22:27 - Centering or dishing gauges, tools
22:51 - About dial indicator truing stands
23:25 - Ideas for making your own truing stand
24:18 - Tips for good ergonomics when working on wheels
10:02 - Closing comments
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My other wheel-building related videos
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● How to fix aero spokes that were twisted during building
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● Pro-tip: how to align hub labels with the valve:
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● Shimano's lacing pattern for disc brake bike wheels:
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● How to inspect a pair of new wheels:
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