brand new wheels - more help pleasssssse

evsy
evsy Posts: 111
edited April 2011 in Road beginners
sorry to be a complete idiot but i have had my new shimano wheels today and (feeling quite smug) have managed to change cassette and put the on the bike. however, when i was putting the tyre on the rear wheel i noticed that the hole for the valve wasnt dead centre. its more to the one side.

here (hopefully) is a link to the photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r ... directlink

is this normal? will it cause problems?

thanks again for your help

(id be lost without this site!)

Comments

  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    no the valve isnt to one side. the spoke holes are to one side while the valve has to be in the middle. its called an offset or asymetrical rim, and its done on the rear only to balance the angle between the left and right spokes. the valve will be dead centre relative to the tyre.
  • evsy
    evsy Posts: 111
    rake wrote:
    no the valve isnt to one side. the spoke holes are to one side while the valve has to be in the middle. its called an offset or asymetrical rim, and its done on the rear only to balance the angle between the left and right spokes. the valve will be dead centre relative to the tyre.

    brilliant! thanks rake.

    think its time to go and give these babies their first test!
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    nice. i think offset rear are a better wheel, they should go well.
  • mrwibble
    mrwibble Posts: 980
    have you put the tyres on the rims with the correct directional rotation?

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