Rear wheel alignment

nubenotforlong
nubenotforlong Posts: 68
edited November 2010 in Workshop
I built myself a complete bike for use as a winter hack this year. A real eBay mongrel. I am generally please with the handling and feel.

But... The rear wheel appears slightly out of line. It's an Allez frame with mavic sport rims. The wheel is much closer to the frame on the left than the right (looking down as sat on it).

I have checked several times and it's fully back in the stay. Short of aligning by eye and over tightening the skewers so the wheel does not move under load, what can I do?

Thanks
Tony

Comments

  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    From your description the wheel needs redishing.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    Does it have vertical dropouts?
    Smarter than the average bear.
  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    Put the wheel in the other way round, is the rim closer to the frame on the other side now ?
    If so it needs re-dishing, if not the rear dropouts are out of line.
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    If it isn`t the wheel you can fix it by filing the left dropout slightly. File the backwards facing side of the dropout.
    Smarter than the average bear.
  • Cool - redishing...I struggle enough with minor truing, but you live to learn. What do you reckon, have a go yourself, then lbs with red face or straight to lbs?
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    Nothing to lose by having a go yourself. Just loosen all the spokes on one side by 1/4 turn and tighten the side you need to pull the rim to by the same amount. You won't break anything and you'll learn a lot.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Smokin Joe wrote:
    Nothing to lose by having a go yourself. Just loosen all the spokes on one side by 1/4 turn and tighten the side you need to pull the rim to by the same amount. You won't break anything and you'll learn a lot.

    Yepp, the guide on Sheldon is quite good. I rebuilt my rear wheel with a new hub at the w/e. My first go at rebulding and a step taken with much trepidation. What a happy 3 hours that was (!), but about as rewarding as it gets. I don't think my wife shares my joy when I look at that wheel :)
  • Bobbinogs wrote:
    Smokin Joe wrote:
    Nothing to lose by having a go yourself. Just loosen all the spokes on one side by 1/4 turn and tighten the side you need to pull the rim to by the same amount. You won't break anything and you'll learn a lot.

    Yepp, the guide on Sheldon is quite good. I rebuilt my rear wheel with a new hub at the w/e. My first go at rebulding and a step taken with much trepidation. What a happy 3 hours that was (!), but about as rewarding as it gets. I don't think my wife shares my joy when I look at that wheel :)

    Have to say my other half just rolls her eyes when she knows a bike conversation is on the way - There was me thinking she would be interested, it turns out that about the most interest she has is by say "doesn't he have big legs (Cav) are your going to be like that?"
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Looks like something to look forward to at the weekend.

    I am a geek when it comes to computers and now bikes, but I have learnt to spare the missus the torture. I might bring up my wheel build the next time desperate housewives is on!

    Tony