Front wheel off centre...

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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Anyone know the French for "dishing" ?

    "ma roue avant a besoin de bomber" is "my front wheel needs dishing" according to Google Translate...

    More laughs for the staff in the lbs :oops:
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Anyone know the French for "dishing" ?

    "ma roue avant a besoin de bomber" is "my front wheel needs dishing" according to Google Translate...

    More laughs for the staff in the lbs :oops:
    as per usual Parktools can help

    http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... preadsheet

    Mmm maybe not in this case. but might help with other bits
    ;)

    Opps yes it does.
    comparateur d'alignement de roues
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    45 grams - serious business.

    Save 45 grams off every component, that adds up.
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    @ nicklouse - Excellent! Now that is a useful spreadsheet! Cheers.

    (I just need to learn all those words and I can get a part time job in one the bike shops...)
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    The axle is not central in the hub i.e there is more thread showing on one side than the other :?

    Will drop to the shop tomorrow morning and hope my SS build turns up tomorrow too for minimal downtime.
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    The axle is not central in the hub i.e there is more thread showing on one side than the other :?

    Will drop to the shop tomorrow morning and hope my SS build turns up tomorrow too for minimal downtime.
    The axel not being central is not important and it does not need to be.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    But if it was, the wheel would be central. The wheel is out by the same amount that the axle is off (if you know what I mean :? ) And it's out of alignment with the frame not just the fork.
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    It makes no difference because the dropouts butt up against the hub. The axle could be 10m long and make no difference to the wheel in the dropouts. Just a bugger to fit between trees.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Yeah right, of course. Well something's up. Think the hub could do with a service anyway and guess the wheel just needs to be dished (or "comparateur d'alignement de roues" as they say in this part of the world - cheers again for that link nicklouse!)


    Thanks for your help chaps
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Maybe you've gone blind in one eye and it just looks skew..
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    cooldad wrote:
    Maybe you've gone blind in one eye and it just looks skew..

    hahaha - I did go for an eye test a few weeks ago and apparently I could do with some glasses but no, it's def off.
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • ive got this exact same problem. rim is deffo off centre from the hub on mine so its gone back to the shop as its only 8 weeks old and has never been right.
  • Pe4e
    Pe4e Posts: 5
    Just noticed my front wheel is also about 5mm out. Roughly how much does dishing cost as I need to work out whether it's worth doing. Thanks for your help. Pete.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    It needs doing as one side of the shell has lost the spoke tension so the wheel is not as strong as it should be.

    Talk to your LBS.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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