Has anyone here used Ozsale for items before... I happened across this wheel balancer (static) and truing stand through them for $85.00 which is pretty good in the grand scheme of things... https://www.ozsale.com.au/product.a...5VPWOs2rQeigMwssrpFrLNQiaCJbSC9kaAls1EALw_wcB
It says down the bottom of the blurb that 'no more than 14" wheels'. So no good for bikes without welding in some extra length to the uprights.
Hmmm, I didn’t read the fine print. Thanks for picking that up. I will keep looking. It is far cheaper to learn to lace them up than to pay someone else to do it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
there is this one will do 22inch https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Motorbi...735308?hash=item1a03502b4c:g:hLsAAOSwZQRYbzrv all you need then is an old spoke, a bolt with a spoke size hole drilled in it,a nut and a few washers
Thanks for that, I wonder why it didn’t show in my eBay search? Doesn’t matter, I might look for a magnetic dial indicator to go with it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
they also have one that you wont have to mod but a tad more pricey https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Motorbi...m=121925213871&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 dial gauge will just make your OCD come out and drive you nuts
Yes, I had thought about that part. Similar price to the first one plus a cheap magnetic dial indicator. While on the subject of lacing wheels has anyone used a spoke torque wrench? Does it help in the truing process? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
I use an old road push bike training stand, found one in hard rubbish and took the magnetic loading part off. It fit's pushbike wheel's up to 27" so most motorbike rim's fit too No need for a dial indicator, i just clamp an old plastic ruler to one leg and true it to that. And i don't use a spoke torque wrench, spin the wheel and touch the spoke's with a something solid, you soon hear/feel any that are looser than other's Mine is similar to this
Thanks, it’s unlikely I will find one like you did. Out my way the scrap metal guys are on the hunt for any metal items put out in any Council Pick ups. The torque wrenches are not cheap are they I will have a better look on the big screen tomorrow morning I think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
When lacing the rims I start with the inside spokes first, then outside ones. Make sure to measure the off set before pulling apart. The truing can be done in a vice by holding the axel on one side with the wheel free to spin, can also be put into frame/forks to do same job. I use a piece of plastic cut from a milk bottle clamped to frame with clothes peg. Doesn't have to be fancy and the plastic will not scratch the rim. Dial gauge will drive you crazy as rims are not that straight, and then you put tension on them with the spokes and they pull every where. I do the spokes up until I get a musical sound all the same pitch around them. Check on the old rims before you pull them apart to get an idea of what sounds right.
