BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hey guys, got a problem. My wheel doesnt seem to sit in the middle of my stays Its nearly true the wheel, but when stationary its not centered ? Is there anything I can do to sort this ? Cheers ! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 is your wheel dished right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Pritty sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Pritty sure who built the wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Tom, been riding for YEARS lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Tom, been riding for YEARS lol only thing i can think of that it needs dishin to your frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Just tighten every other spoke by 1/2 a turn (the ones on the side you want the rim to move over to, obviously). Keep doing this untill the wheel is in the middle, easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Just tighten every other spoke by 1/2 a turn (the ones on the side you want the rim to move over to, obviously). Keep doing this untill the wheel is in the middle, easy! that all i need to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 It because your running a 74 Kings tensioner Ben! If you take it out if should he fine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Nah i wasnt running a tensioner when i noticed. Was abit weird actualy. My brake started to run so i took my full brake off was going backwards sat on bars, bikeing back, and noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 that all i need to do Yeah, just don't put to much tension into the spokes - and rounding the nipples off You can always undo the spokes coming from the otherside, and this will do the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Had a google asked some people, and was told to undo all the spokes on the side thats to tight, then tighten the otehr, that way i wont f**k the wheel Will have a play tomorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 i would loosen the spokes on the sie of the wheel that the rim is towards by half a turn,and tighten the other side by half a turn ,to pull the wheel across to make it centred . hope that made some sense lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) i would loosen the spokes on the sie of the wheel that the rim is towards by half a turn,and tighten the other side by half a turn ,to pull the wheel across to make it centred . hope that made some sense lol That wont do anything. Loosening one side by half a turn then tightening the other by half a turn is just gonna put it back in the same place. Ben, you need to tighten the spokes on the side that you want it to go by a turn, and loosen the spokes on the opposite side by half a turn. Will bring it over slowly but it will work. Edited June 24, 2008 by Mark King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Sounds like a dished wheel. I had the same problem with my Echo, to get it straight in the frame I had to run out of adjustment on one snail cam (the right one) but have plenty of adjustment on the left one. This became a pain as my chain got loose and my wheel didn't align with my brake properly (the way to sort it would be to tighten the right snail cam, but obviously no adjustment left), wheel was true it was just dished. I've still got the problem now, its just bearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Put the bike on the ground and stamp on your wheel, works for me. Theres a certain skill to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Loosening one side by half a turn then tightening the other by half a turn is just gonna put it back in the same place. Ben, you need to tighten the spokes on the side that you want it to go by a turn, and loosen the spokes on the opposite side by half a turn. Will bring it over slowly but it will work. hang on....call me stupid, but isnt that a straight contradiction? I would have thought that both of those mean the same thing (except the latter is half a turn more like) in whichcase, they're both true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I think he might mean the order you do it in? When I last dished a wheel, I tighened the spokes on one side first, then loosened the others. It worked, albeit slowly. If I do it a bit more it'll be right, just, its nastily out of true (the last owner said it was badly buckled at one point - now there's equal tension in the spokes I'm beginning to see, lol. But who cares, Its a 24" full atomlab trailpimp, that I effectively got for like £5. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I think he might mean the order you do it in? When I last dished a wheel, I tighened the spokes on one side first, then loosened the others. It worked, albeit slowly. If I do it a bit more it'll be right, just, its nastily out of true (the last owner said it was badly buckled at one point - now there's equal tension in the spokes I'm beginning to see, lol. But who cares, Its a 24" full atomlab trailpimp, that I effectively got for like £5. ) ah ok. And how did you get that for a fiver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 hang on....call me stupid, but isnt that a straight contradiction? I would have thought that both of those mean the same thing (except the latter is half a turn more like) in whichcase, they're both true No. If you tighten one by half a turn then loosen the other by half a turn you're going nowhere. If you tighten one by a whole turn and loosen the other by half a turn you'll be making progress. Then again as I re-read that I realise I am a massive retard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 *giggles* Just loosen your wheelnuts and snail cams off, then 'slam' your wheel in your frame (So you know you've got a solid centre). Tighten the wheel nuts again, making sure the wheel is slammed, then just get it centred by eye using the technique Mr. King described. Although he was physically incapable of creating a nice bass tone, he can apparently dish wheels nicely. Anyway, yeah, once you've got it straight 'n' true, just loosen the nuts off again and get your chain tight with your freshly sorted wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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