Is my wheel correct?
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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?
TIL there's a 141mm hub spacing. Good grief, how many standards do we need?! So it's the QR equivalent of 148mm boost spacing?
It does seem a little odd that they've put all 6mm on the same side of the axle but if it was working I guess that's fine. I'd second the idea that it's jumped out of the drop outs. I'm increasingly uneasy about QR and disc brakes - the wheel is leveraging itself out of the dropouts under braking. My man maths has funded a new frame and wheels as an insurance against dental treatment.
If the dishing is out, it won't be "perfectly" out and so measurements rim-chainstay will vary around the circumference of the wheel. A piece of string from the ends of the QR to the centre of the bridge will tell you if the frame has twisted or something.
Or just start a "what thru-axle bike?" thread
It does seem a little odd that they've put all 6mm on the same side of the axle but if it was working I guess that's fine. I'd second the idea that it's jumped out of the drop outs. I'm increasingly uneasy about QR and disc brakes - the wheel is leveraging itself out of the dropouts under braking. My man maths has funded a new frame and wheels as an insurance against dental treatment.
If the dishing is out, it won't be "perfectly" out and so measurements rim-chainstay will vary around the circumference of the wheel. A piece of string from the ends of the QR to the centre of the bridge will tell you if the frame has twisted or something.
Or just start a "what thru-axle bike?" thread
Initially they fitted the wheel without spacers and just bent the rear triangle in because they didn't know it had 141 spacing. So a complete bodge. Then when I told them they fitted the spacers which works according to some websites. The amount of boost qr, 6 bolt, 27. 5 wheels on sale is about 2.
The shifting is spot on and the wheel sits in the dropouts. I think I'll just keep riding as is.
The shifting is spot on and the wheel sits in the dropouts. I think I'll just keep riding as is.
As per above remarks, a bit strange that a bike shop fitted this, but as there is no rim brake to take into account (the main issue with offset wheels), I should think the only issue would be that the bike will (theoretically at least) handle subtly differently when turning left and right.
In practice, we subconsciously adapt to minor handling issues really easily (unless practising Tom Pidcock type descending skills), so I'd probably ignore it.
I used to ride a bike like this when I first started out (not only were the wheels out of line, but the frame was twisted so there was a definite positive camber between the front and rear wheel). Strangely, it was when I got my first "straight" bike that things felt wierd for a while.
In practice, we subconsciously adapt to minor handling issues really easily (unless practising Tom Pidcock type descending skills), so I'd probably ignore it.
I used to ride a bike like this when I first started out (not only were the wheels out of line, but the frame was twisted so there was a definite positive camber between the front and rear wheel). Strangely, it was when I got my first "straight" bike that things felt wierd for a while.
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