So can you put cassette cogs on a freewheel?
Originally Posted by
thook
Thanks for the tip on wheel building. What do you mean, though, about "flipping the wheel" to establish dish in the rear? And, how are you checking for roundness? What are you using to guage that by?
Flip = turn it around. If the dish is out, it'll change its distance to the stays. It's important to flip it in case there's some frame or dropout misalignment that might mean the wheel isn't properly dished even if it's sitting halfway between the stays. Also a good move to turn the spindle in the dropout before clamping to ensure that's straight too.
To gauge roundness, I usually just check it by eye, looking at the rim from the side. If I need to get more accurate, I tape a bit of plastic or something onto the chainstays that hinges up on the tape when the rim hits it.