Hello Fellow Cyclists.
I have a wheel dishing question for all the wheel guys and girls out there.
I ride my road bike about 7,000 miles per year. I was taking my wheels to my LBS to have them trued as part of my regular maintenance schedule. That was starting to get expensive, so I decided to try to learn do this myself. I purchased a Park Tool TS-2 2.2 truing stand and a WAG-3 wheel dishing tool. I got the concept of side to side and round, but I need to clarify a dish problem. So, here’s my question.
I lay my rim on the bench with the rear chain rings (Drive side up). I take my WAG-3 dishing tool and lay it on the rim. I adjust the pointer to just touch the axle end. Both arms flat on the rim and the pointer just touching.
OK, I flip the rim over (Non drive side) and lay the dishing tool on the rim to check. Both arms are flat on the rim, but there is about 1/8 inch gap from the pointer to the axle end. This means the dish is off a little.
Question: what side do I tighten the spokes on to close this gap? Is it tightening the spokes on the side the gap is on? Or is it reversed? (Tighten the drive side to move the hub over to the non drive side.
Thanks.
I have a wheel dishing question for all the wheel guys and girls out there.
I ride my road bike about 7,000 miles per year. I was taking my wheels to my LBS to have them trued as part of my regular maintenance schedule. That was starting to get expensive, so I decided to try to learn do this myself. I purchased a Park Tool TS-2 2.2 truing stand and a WAG-3 wheel dishing tool. I got the concept of side to side and round, but I need to clarify a dish problem. So, here’s my question.
I lay my rim on the bench with the rear chain rings (Drive side up). I take my WAG-3 dishing tool and lay it on the rim. I adjust the pointer to just touch the axle end. Both arms flat on the rim and the pointer just touching.
OK, I flip the rim over (Non drive side) and lay the dishing tool on the rim to check. Both arms are flat on the rim, but there is about 1/8 inch gap from the pointer to the axle end. This means the dish is off a little.
Question: what side do I tighten the spokes on to close this gap? Is it tightening the spokes on the side the gap is on? Or is it reversed? (Tighten the drive side to move the hub over to the non drive side.
Thanks.