Stuart Ablett
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As many of you know, I have been changing my lifestyle, getting back in to a healthy one.
One of the things I've done it gone back to riding my bicycle, and I built a trailer for my bicycle so I can do deliveries around the area.
I rebuilt my old Cannondale bike, and I am using it daily now, that bike has been my companion since 1990!
I recently bought some new wheels for the old bike, because the the rim brakes do wear them out, this is the fourth set of wheels I bought for this bike, the first three where used a lot more off road and that wears them out more quickly. The other day, I was riding the bike, hauling a load for delivery and I hear a tell tale "Ping" of a spoke breaking
Later that day I went and got another spoke and replaced it, but by that time the wheel had a good wobble to it
I wanted to buy a wheel truing stand but it seems there are only two types on the market, one that is flimsy plastic and aluminum, which cost about $120 here, and ones that the pros use in bike shops, which cost $500.
So, I built my own....
I found some pics on the net and went from there....
I tried it out and it works very well indeed!
Cost me about $20 or less for MDF and bits and pieces, I even turned my own knobs, instead of buying plastic ones.
I could not be more pleased with it!
......not really woodworking, but it sort of made from wood
One of the things I've done it gone back to riding my bicycle, and I built a trailer for my bicycle so I can do deliveries around the area.
I rebuilt my old Cannondale bike, and I am using it daily now, that bike has been my companion since 1990!
I recently bought some new wheels for the old bike, because the the rim brakes do wear them out, this is the fourth set of wheels I bought for this bike, the first three where used a lot more off road and that wears them out more quickly. The other day, I was riding the bike, hauling a load for delivery and I hear a tell tale "Ping" of a spoke breaking
Later that day I went and got another spoke and replaced it, but by that time the wheel had a good wobble to it
I wanted to buy a wheel truing stand but it seems there are only two types on the market, one that is flimsy plastic and aluminum, which cost about $120 here, and ones that the pros use in bike shops, which cost $500.
So, I built my own....
I found some pics on the net and went from there....
I tried it out and it works very well indeed!
Cost me about $20 or less for MDF and bits and pieces, I even turned my own knobs, instead of buying plastic ones.
I could not be more pleased with it!
......not really woodworking, but it sort of made from wood