The latest device from Abbey is right here, and it’s a giant one. After years of obsessing over the main points about what would make the perfect truing stand, Abbey Bike Instruments is lastly releasing it into the wild.
The Truing Stand as Abbey places it, is greater than only a system to carry the wheel when you flip the nipples. Constructed from the bottom as much as enable for obsessively exact wheel constructing, the design is completely mirrored back and forth so you may construct a wheel with good dish no matter hub or rim width.
Constructed with a considerable machined aluminum base plate, Abbey founder Jason Quade tells us that from the start, they needed the inspiration of the device to be included – not some DIY possibility that was added after the very fact. The 6061 aluminum base is an inch thick, and contains 4 adjustable toes that can be utilized to completely degree the truing stand.
The arms are machined from aluminum as effectively and can settle for through axle hubs with out the necessity for adapters. The truing stand will nonetheless settle for normal QR hubs and bolt-on hubs with axles as much as 14mm, however through axle hubs can use the built-in cones eliminating the step of putting an adapter within the hub finish caps. The cones will work with thru-axles as much as 25mm as effectively, so even your previous Maverick hubs will match. It’ll additionally match hubs from 70mm to 220mm in width, so even those that construct fats bike wheels will probably be set.
And within the case that you’ve got some loopy hub that doesn’t work with the prevailing chrome steel plates, Abbey can customized machine extra plates based mostly on the necessity.
The dropout plate additionally options an insert for truing disc brake rotors from 140-220mm in diameter. For the reason that truing arms are mirrored back and forth, you possibly can additionally swap the arms round for those who needed the brake truing indicator on the opposite facet, and on the again of the arm.
At first, the indicator arms might look just like the everyday truing stand, however that ends while you view it from the again. Not solely do the indicator arms journey on sealed bearings, however they’re a push-pull design which makes it ridiculously quick to maneuver by the adjustment vary. The knob is so easy and balanced, that you may give it a spin, and it’ll spin for an additional few rotations. Coupled with the truth that you may transfer the principle arm that the indicator is mounted to with none kind of knob or dial, The Abbey Truing Stand ought to save skilled wheel builders period of time over the long term.
The vertical arms use a linear rail system for extremely easy motion, which is helped by an Igus Drive bushing for the principle lead screw. Abbey discovered {that a} completely different resolution labored higher for the pillow blocks, however the entire system is designed to run dry – no want for any lube or oil that may accumulate mud within the store.
On the subject of utilizing the indications themselves, they are going to match rims 15-65mm broad, and tires someplace within the 2.6-2.8″ vary (the manufacturing indicator arms aren’t completed). The inexperienced 3D printed arms will probably be metallic for manufacturing, and should not able to getting used individually, however if you wish to use only one indicator, or must work on rims wider than 65mm, you should utilize the one dial indicators on the pink multi-adjustment arms to measure only one facet of the rim. That very same indicator can be used to measure vertical runout – both beneath, and even on high of the rim within the casse that the tire continues to be mounted.
The truing stand will probably be offered in several configurations, one with a single ‘feeler guage’ sort radial indcator, with both mechanical or digital Mitutoyo indicators, or with the Islandix digital system.
Abbey determined to work with Islandix to supply the system as an possibility after demoing the system themselves. Primarily a real-time digital output of vertical and horizontal runout, the system connects digital sensors to your laptop or linked system so you may see a visible illustration of the wheel construct. There’s additionally a spoke stress element that may be added aftermarket, making it a formidable method to construct insanely exact wheels. It additionally will run $2,350 for the complete setup.
The equipment additionally features a foot pedal to work the system when you’re truing so that you don’t need to take your palms off the spokes.
Abbey plans to promote the truing stand in batches, and is taking pre-orders for the primary batch now. They anticipate to have solely single digits of exess inventory from every batch, so for those who actually need one, it is best to get in on the pre-order. Pricing begins at $1,450, and all fashions embody a personalized identify plate – whether or not that’s your identify, or a personality out of your favourite film…
Pre-orders positioned now ought to ship in September, with Abbey planning on deciding the dimensions of the primary run round July 9.
