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I use a POS £12 one. Not like that though. It's fine.
All it has to do is hold a wheel securely in a convenient place for you to work on it.
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it should do the job. I use a M-Wave stand wich is just a tad pricier, but IMO still in the cheapish area price-wise. built approx. 12-14 wheels on it. go for it!
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I thought about one of those as a cheap alternative to an upside down bike - only issue might be stability, if the whole lot flexes or wobbles when you spin the wheel it'll be a royal nuisance - the Park etc. ones are pretty meaty for this reason
I ended up making one out of a couple of old clamp stands & bits - at 20kg it's not the most mobile but a decent bodge & has a certain industrial chic...
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Anyone got any experience with the cheap n nasty truing stands off ebay? (e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Wheel-Truing-Stand-Maintenance-Cycling-Parts-Repairing-Tool-Folding-Pro/333868407580?). About to press go on a first-time wheelbuilding project but the cost of a new stand is making me hesitate, and I don't really have the materials to go down the home-made route. Would prefer a decent second hand one but there's bugger all to be found on ebay!