Originally Posted by 70sSanO

The first step, as others have noted, it to check the dish. The best way is to use a dishing tool.

You “might” be able check it if you have the plastic axle protectors that allow you to “balance” the wheel against the locknuts on a table top. Actually anything the allows you to set the wheel axle into and fiddle with it so you can get a pretty consistent measurement from the table top to 4 places on the wheel.

Flip the wheel over and take 4 measurements at about the same spots. The wheel does need to balance so the measurements are “relatively the same” (within wheel trueness) around the wheel. And you need to remove the tire first.

If, as an example only, the measurements are about 2-1/4” on one side, and the other side is closer to 2-3/8” or 2-1/8” then the dish is off. But if the measurements are pretty close, then the frame “might” be off.

Handsome, like many bike retailers, has had a really tough time getting frames and components and are woefully behind in their shipments. I ordered a mixte frame 8 months ago and I’m still waiting. I do have some concerns about the build quality, and anticipate having to do some alignment if and when it finally arrives.

John