Originally Posted by
L Lee
I am building a bike from a late 70s 531 tourer, and have just converted from 27x1 1/4 to 700c wheels. I have also stretched out from 120 rear OLN to 126mm. Inevitably my rear wheel is a little out of line to the brake holes and the stays by about 4mm closer to the left.
Now I know the next step for this is to re-dish, however I have heard this compromises wheel strength, does anyone have any experience with this? I'm a bit worried about having a weak wheel
Are you just using a wider hub and jamming it into the frame, or did you actually cold-set the rear triangle to 126mm? If the frame has been cold-set, I would investigate if it is in alignment first.
On another note - the front wheel also is close on the left - anyone else experienced this, or just a wonky-dished wheel?
If you turn the wheel around in the fork, does the rim shift position? If yes, then the rim is not centered over the hub. If it does not, then the fork might be bent, or the dropouts are out of alignment.