Orbit Romany offset rear triangle...

marcussigfrid

Hello all,
I'm unsure about where to post this, but since it concerns a touring bike, here goes:
I have an Orbit Romany from '99, with an offset rear triangle, allowing for less dish and reducing the risk of spoke breakage on the freewheel side.

My query goes out to anyone out there who either has built a new rear wheel for a Romany, or even who knows by how much the offset is. I have a vague memory of it being 6mm to the right, but am not sure.
How do I go about getting the wheel centred? Yes, I can always turn my bike upside-down and get it approximately right, but I'd be happier if I knew for sure.
Also, figuring out the correct spoke length gets complicated.
Any ideas?
I've already searched the forums here and elsewhere and can't find anything.
I thought I could email Orbit directly, but it seems they have disappeared into thin air...
/marcus

andrew_s

My understanding is that the frames were built for zero dish, which will mean all spokes the same length. If you download Spocalc and enter the left/right average centre to flange distance for both left and right, that will give you the spoke lengths.

It's almost certainly easiest to use the upside-down bike centre the rim. The only other useful point of reference would be the hub flanges, and the spokes will get in the way of laying a straight edge across the flanges to measure from.

marcussigfrid

Ok, thanks. One idea I had was to stack some spacers on one side of the hub - the same number of mm as the offset - whilst using the dishing tool. But it's probably as easy to turn my bike upside down.
/marcus

Marc S Taylor

Marcus

Here's Orbits details as listed

Orbit Cycles
295 Unit 18-19 City Road
Sheffield
S2 5HH (Road Map)
South Yorkshire

Tel: 0114 275 6567

www.orbit-cycles.co.uk

Managing Director - S Gershon

bikepacker

I was led to believe Orbit have gone out of business.