Re: [CR] German bike on ebay: set up for zero-dish rear wheel

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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:34:16 -0500
From: "Mike Sherman" <mike.sherman@earthlink.net>
To: CR list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] German bike on ebay: set up for zero-dish rear wheel


Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>So how does one center and true a zero-dish rear wheel? Conventional truing stands
>will center the rim on the hub axle, which will result in the rim being centered
>between the rear DO's, but on this frame one wants the rim centered between the rear
>stays. Can a Park Pro stand be adjusted enough to compensate for a frame set up like
>this?

Not all truing stands have/had self centering. I'm sure that could be worked around.

My first thought when I looked at that bike was 'what a horrible chain line that bike must have!'

Maybe they moved the right crank arm over 3 cm to fix the chain line.
>Regards,
>
>Jerry Moos
>Big Spring, Texas, USA

-Mike in Cleveland, OH, USA

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Mike Sherman <mike.sherman@earthlink.net>