"Dish" isn't different, but the spoke angles are closer to the same making it look like there's less. I have a couple of Synergy OCs and like the way the spoke angles look better than those on symetrical rims. And, you wouldn't believe the number of comments I get because OC rims are foreign to most of the biking public, and it really shows on the Synergys. Oh yeah- there's the spoke tension thing too. I've only got about 2000 miles on one of them, but so far no troubles. I like them.