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Old 03-18-15 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
true, machine built wheels might not be in the shape that ol' fauthful wheels are in

but im not assuming my wheel centered in the dropouts, and i dont need them to be perfectly centered in dropouts or a truing stand to see that the wheel has a wobble, just sayin

all that being said i had a set of really cheap wheels that were built by a machine and they never needed any adjustments
Maybe you misunderstand what I'm trying to say. By "centered" I mean the rim being centered relative to the axle locknuts at the inside of the dropouts. The rim may have zero lateral runout and still be off center on the hub. In this case, the wheel needs to be redished by tightening all the spokes on one side and then retrued. The easiest way to determine centering is with a dishing tool.
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