Wheel Truing Stand In Stock Now

Description

Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand (TS-4.2). Used for truing bike wheels of almost any size with the tire still attached. 

• “Accommodates tire widths up to 5"+
• Speed knob to quickly change axle widths
• Accommodates hub widths from 75mm to over 250mm with or without brake rotor mounted
• Precise operation and adjustability
• Built in thru-axle adaptors
• Removable, replaceable nylon caliper tips to protect painted/anodized rims” (Retrieved from: Park Tool)

Also known as: Truing Stand

Often used with: Spoke Wrenches

Intended Uses

This wheel truing stand will help you true virtually any bicycle wheel laterally (make it less wobbly from side to side) and radially (make it less wobbly up and down). 

Special Instructions

It's a heavy beast--carry it by the blue base and the handle in the wood base, not the silver uprights or the black calipers!

Tool Resources

Diagram

Image source: Park Tool

Instructions & Resources

• Video: "TS-4.2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand" by Park Tool. About the Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand with a marketing emphasis (1:48 mins)
• Web Copy: “How Wheel Truing Works” by Park Tool. Like most Park Tool documentation, it's comprehensive.
• Web Copy: “Wheel Truing (Lateral and Radial)” by Park Tool. Covers lateral, radial, dish, centering, and more!
• Video: “How to True a Wheel Part 1: How a Wheel Works” by Park Tool (10.5 mins)
• Video: “How to True a Wheel Part 2: Lateral Truing” by Park Tool (10.5 mins)
• Video: “How to True a Wheel Part 3: Radial Truing” by Park Tool (11:43 mins) 
• PDF: Parts diagram and set-up product manual Handy if you suspect the stand needs adjustments.