You don't dish a wheel to make it closer to one side or another...
You dish a wheel to make certain the rim is centered between the locknuts of the hub axle.
=8-)
Either use a dishing tool - or the flip flop method.
=8-)
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1. I do not claim to be an expert in bicycle mechanics despite my experience.
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3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
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Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life