where to buy Park Wheel Truing stand

[Me]

Hi, can anyone recommend where I can buy a nice shiny Park Truing stand like
the one I've seen in a few shops over the years?

I've looked on the net wiggle, chainreaction, ribble, st johns but no luck
in getting a price.

My local shop won't even give me a price on one as they don't sell park
stuff.

I want the shop quality one not the folding travel version.

Any company make a similar model (sturdy, auto centering, easilly adjustable
for dif size wheels and ability to true while keeping tyre on?

If anyone can provide a link with prices ect I'd be very happy...

cheers

[Michael Kent]

> If anyone can provide a link with prices ect I'd be very happy...
>

have you rung a halfords bikehut? if you have no luck ill have a look on
saturday when im in work.

Cheers

Michael

[Pete Biggs]

Me wrote:

> I want the shop quality one not the folding travel version.

Two shop models: £230+ and £500+.

www.settlecycles.co.uk/shop supply Park stuff. They should be able to
order any model you like (as should your bike shop).

www.parker-international.co.uk/maintenance.htm also have the TS2

info: www.parktool.com/tool_indexes/catindex_wheel.shtml

> Any company make a similar model (sturdy, auto centering, easilly
> adjustable for dif size wheels and ability to true while keeping tyre
> on?

Minoura Workman Pro, which I've got, fits the bill except it's not the
sturdiest or finest thing in the world - but that's no big deal if placed
on a good surface and you don't true like a rabid monkey. Radial guide
can easily be removed to lateral-true with tyre on. Does have "auto
centering" but this feature is never reliable with any stand (or so I've
been told by author of the Bicycle Wheel) so should be used as rough help
only and a dishing guage still used. Even Park say of their stand with
auto-centering, "for precision work, the TS-2 should be used with the
WAG-1 Professional Wheel Alignment Gauge."
The Minoura does the job. The only frustration I have when using it
is over my /own/ inability to build a perfect wheel! Don't blame the
tool! :-)
Available from Wiggle and Parker Int.

~PB

[M-Gineering import & framebouw]

Pete Biggs wrote:
>
Does have "auto
> centering" but this feature is never reliable with any stand (or so I've
> been told by author of the Bicycle Wheel) so should be used as rough help
> only and a dishing guage still used. Even Park say of their stand with
> auto-centering, "for precision work, the TS-2 should be used with the
> WAG-1 Professional Wheel Alignment Gauge."

The pivot for the swing is poorly designed, and never ends up in the
plane of the wheelaxle. Different size wheels will have different
amounts of offset.

In the USA parktools could be a lot cheaper (as in hey, isn't that my
wholesale price?), maybe ofsetting a hefty shipping charge.

--
Marten

[Me]

Hi I'm the origional poster and thanks for all the help.

I'm looking for a Park TS-2 to be more specific.

The cheapest so far is £230 from settle cycles.

Can anyone beat that?

cheers,




"chris French" > wrote in message
...
> In message >, Me > writes
> >Hi, can anyone recommend where I can buy a nice shiny Park Truing stand
like
> >the one I've seen in a few shops over the years?
> >
> The Parker product number would be helpful here.
>
> Parkers list a couple on this page, dunno which one you are referring to
> though:
>
> <http://www.parker-international.co.uk/tools.htm>
>
> Or there are a few at Settle Cycles (including one in the sale at a
> boggling GBP499!!)
>
> <http://www.settlecycles.co.uk/shop/list.asp?tid=33>
>
> Or the same ones from Airevalley cycles:
>
> <http://www.airevalleycycles.com/products.php?plid=2-55-71-0>
>
> All the above courtesy of Google
> --
> Chris French, Leeds

[Pat Lee]

Me wrote:
> Hi I'm the origional poster and thanks for all the help.
> I'm looking for a Park TS-2 to be more specific.
> The cheapest so far is £230 from settle cycles.
> Can anyone beat that?

Take a look on ebay.com right now. There are a bunch of them on sale for
$USD148 (buy it now). I can't believe £230! You can have it shipped from
the US for less.



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[Pat Lee]

Me wrote:
> Hi I'm the origional poster and thanks for all the help.
> I'm looking for a Park TS-2 to be more specific.
> The cheapest so far is £230 from settle cycles.
> Can anyone beat that?

Take a look on ebay.com right now. There are a bunch of them on sale for
$USD148 (buy it now). I can't believe £230! You can have it shipped from
the US for less.



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