Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand

by Park

Product Features

• Accepst wheels up to 29" with or without a tire, rims widths up to 4" and hub widths up to 175mm
• Removable/replaceable composite caliper tips protect painted rims
• Uprights move simultaneously to accommodate front and rear wheels
• Spring-loaded calipers and caliper arm prevent binding
• Nickel chrome plated heavy gauge steel

Product Description

Bicycle Tools

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 8 inches ; 18 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0030LBLAY
• Item model number: 94-18-006
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,223 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #57 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Bike Tools & Equipment

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good build quality, but the design could be improved, April 1, 2011

By 

Mark S. R. Williams (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand (Sports)

I've worked as the head mechanic in a handful of bicycle shops (while in university and graduate school) and have been racing and riding bicycles my entire life. I have repaired and built any number of wheels, and my opinion on the Park TS-2.2 is based on this perspective.

Like almost all Park tools (except perhaps the tire pumps), material and build quality for the TS-2.2 is outstanding overall.

The hardware for the adjusting mechanisms could possibly be better--Park's no longer available TS-3 truing stand (which was built to a higher level of quality at a higher price) had more consistency and precision in the moving parts than does the TS-2.2.

The most obvious deficiency of the TS-2 was corrected in the TS-2.2: the ability to true wheels with relatively wide axle spacing without the use of an additional adapter; and the ability to true 29'er wheels with the tires installed. The TS-2.2 solved both of these deficiencies via the use of tall uprights.

In my opinion, all of Park's professional wheel truing stands have a design feature which weakens the overall utility of the design: namely, that the adjusting mechanism for the uprights pivots rather than slides, hence the uprights do not remain parallel across all axle widths. This may be one of the reasons why this truing stand doesn't maintain precise side to side adjustment capability(dishing) without regular calibration.

Nevertheless, Park owns the market for relatively higher end truing stands in the U.S. It's interesting that Pedro developed a centering type truing stand a few years ago that featured an upright adjusting mechanism that kept the uprights parallel across all axle widths, and that would fit wider axle hubs with no external adapters. Pedro's truing stand was less complicated than the TS-2.2, was a more modern design, and overall, was simply better. But neither the truing stand from Pedro nor any of the high quality stands from Europe have been able to displace Park from its leading position for this tool. Which suggests that whatever the deficiencies of the Park professional wheel truing stand, it works well enough to satisfy bike shops and other serious users.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skeptical when I first bought it but now no regrets., January 28, 2011

By 

Juiceman (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand (Sports)

I was skeptical when I bought this, but I ride enough to know that this tool would prove to be useful. When you buy something like this you start realizing that biking is more than just a hobby, it's a passion.

I thought it might be overpriced at first but when I got it I realized this is one quality tool. It is heavy as heck, and may need to be dialed in. Also going to need a good sturdy place to mount this baby.

It'll be a good idea to already have a trued wheel on hand so that you can center it properly. Might be a good idea to have a cheap wheel lying around to always use that to ensure the tool is centered. It's not hard to center however, just follow the instruction manual.

If you bike a lot, and are serious about cycling, you'll eventually get a return on this investment. Truing is an art but it isn't rocket science. Definitely get a dish tool while you are at it. Use youtube as a reference if you are new to this kind of stuff. Plenty of instructional videos out there on how to true a wheel.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Easy To Use, Great Quality, October 22, 2011

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Luke Adams "al0082" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Park Tool Professional Wheel Truing Stand (Sports)

It's a precision instrument. I was able to true my own wheel having never done it before. After visiting the bike shop a few times I noticed that they screwed their truing stand to a small board (using the screw holes designed in the bottom of the truing stand) to help keep it stable (while portable). I did the same thing and it was a great way to make sure the stand is stable without having to buy the stand for it (saved $). And that would be the only thing I would change about this - it should come with a stand or have one built-in. Then again, some users probably want to secure it to a work bench/table. In any case, the tool is awesome and I'm really glad I bought it!