Is my wheel correct?

[Master Bean]

It's hard to tell in a picture but I think my wheel is not in the middle. It looks like it's to the left of centre. The bike shop fitted a 135mm wheel but it's a 141 so they've put a spacer but I think this has pushed the wheel over. I've ridden about 1000 miles since.

[Super Sonic]

Does the chain go in all the sprockets ok? It is possible it has undished itself slightly.

Edited by Super Sonic on Wednesday 8th April 18:47

[addey]

Surely the disc wouldn't sit straight in the brake caliper if the wheel was wrong?

[jamm13dodger]

addey said:

Surely the disc wouldn't sit straight in the brake caliper if the wheel was wrong?

I would imagine this is rim brake looking at the wheel?

[Super Sonic]

jamm13dodger said:

I would imagine this is rim brake looking at the wheel?

Look closely.

[Norgles]

Check the wheel’s properly sat in the dropouts as this is a common cause (well is for me anyway). Loosen the qr skewer, push the wheel into place and hold it there while you tighten the QR so it sits right.

[gazza285]

That gap between the dropout and the small sprocket is massive.

You are saying the shop have made a 135mm wheel fit a 141mm bike by putting a spacer in one side only?
Sounds like a bodge to me. You might get away with a spacer both sides, but then the disc might not line up with the calliper.

Otherwise the rim needs to be pulled into the centre, again a bit of a bodge.

Why didn't they just fit a 141mm wheel?