TIL the local bike co-op in Portland has a full wheel truing stand from the 70s that still works perfectly

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The bike co-op in my town has a truing stand from the same era. Those old Park Tool stands are built like tanks, you could probably drop one off a bridge and it'd still hold true.

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terrywilson9d ago

Jaw dropped reading that, @benk26. You're telling me that thing has been in service since the 80s? I've seen those old Park Tool stands at a few shops and they look like they could double as an anvil. Seriously, the newer aluminum ones feel flimsy next to those cast iron monsters. Maybe that's why they still show up at co-ops, the things never wear out.