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Mick Collins
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A rear wheel sits off to one side in a frame that I will be selling via eBay. It hasn't bothered me
in use but I'm concerned about my description being honest and accurate, but am also keen not to put
anyone off unnecessarily at the same time!
What can cause the rim of a perfectly dished rear wheel to be nearer to one chain stay than the
other when fitted to a frame with vertical dropouts?
What is the technical term for this (if rim is, say, 2mm off to one side, how should this be
described?), and how much error is acceptable in a mid-price road bike frame (one with minimal/no
clearance for fenders)? It looks worse on this bike than many others, I'm sure, because there's so
little gap anyway between rim and frame, so every mm shows up.
What is the best way of accurately measuring the error? I'm having trouble getting consistent
results with a caliper or ruler so far.
Thanks
in use but I'm concerned about my description being honest and accurate, but am also keen not to put
anyone off unnecessarily at the same time!
What can cause the rim of a perfectly dished rear wheel to be nearer to one chain stay than the
other when fitted to a frame with vertical dropouts?
What is the technical term for this (if rim is, say, 2mm off to one side, how should this be
described?), and how much error is acceptable in a mid-price road bike frame (one with minimal/no
clearance for fenders)? It looks worse on this bike than many others, I'm sure, because there's so
little gap anyway between rim and frame, so every mm shows up.
What is the best way of accurately measuring the error? I'm having trouble getting consistent
results with a caliper or ruler so far.
Thanks