Trueing a trike rim

[dragnusa]

Ok Ive got pretty good at trueing front and rear rims on normal bikes, My question is how do you true the drive rim of a trike?

 

[Donovan]

Use the same process right? Why would it be any different. I use the tiewrap method myself with the wheels on the bike. Works great.

 

[dragnusa]

I dont see how you could use a trueing stand with the drive side because the rim has a keyed washer welded where the bearing would go. will probably just use a zip strip.

 

[Donovan]

I'm still not understanding, can you post a picture maybe? There has to be a way to mount the thing in the stand. Just put something in there to replace the axle on the stand. You could still get fairly close with a zip tie on one side of the trike rear if you had to.

 

[Rooski]

This is the way I do mine. I flip the trike upside down, so the handlebars rest on the ground (for stability). I then stack some properly sized stuff under the rear housing, to hold the wheel at just the right height, which allows me to slide my truing stand into a usable position.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Normally when doing a trike rim I drop it off at the local bike shop and pay them $15 to figure it out. He's got some sort of attachment so he can true trike rims in his stand.