Originally Posted by countalmaviva

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I understood "dish" to refer to the shape of a rear wheel because of its asymmetry, but you're using it in a more specific sense, which I think is the same as the "mid-flange offset" number in FreeSpoke, right? It's essentially the lateral measurement corresponding to the amount of asymmetry in a rear wheel. So, all other things being equal, dish or mid-flange offset determines the NDS and DS tension differential and therefore has a large effect on the strength of the wheel. Yes?........