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[Closed] Front re-dishing

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I’ve just decided that a wide rim I previously used for Plus is now my new regular 27.5 rim after test fitting and playing.  I’ve set it up tubeless (went up beautifully) and then I remembered that I’d redished the front when I was using it in a Boost fork as a Plus wheel.  I think it was only a turn for the redish, it doesn’t look odd in the fork at the moment.  Should I just forget about it until wheel maintenance is needed or tear it all apart again now?  Obviously I’d prefer not to re-strip immediately...


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 4:29 pm
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Is it in the middle of the fork? If so then nothing to do.

If it’s not surely you can tweak it without taking the whole thing apart?


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 4:55 pm
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1 turn isn't much at all, probably a couple of mm.

No need to strip it to re dish either .


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 4:58 pm
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Does 5mm really make much difference to how the bike will handle?


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 5:04 pm
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Hm, I’ve always tended to remove tyres before doing anything with spokes. I guess that’s another option.

Centring... it will be off centreline, there would have been no point redishing to compensate for an extra 6mm in the DS endcap otherwise.  Visually, I can’t see it’s overly close to either leg although it must be about 3mm closer to the NDS (?) I guess.

I’m not so worried about handling.  What I was wondering was;  Given it’s true, I’m worrying over nothing, yeah?  Or would the wheel be better with the dish corrected as I have obviously slacked one side a turn and tightened the other?  My thought is, as it’s straight and I’m not noticing a problem the tension per side must be pretty even?


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 5:38 pm
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Hm, I’ve always tended to remove tyres before doing anything with spokes. I guess that’s another option.

Not necessary (unless you have internal nipples) in fact it could be argued that you're better leaving the tyre on as a wheel can move when you reinstall and reinflate a tyre....


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 6:24 pm
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I’d just sort it - 10 min job tops. Start half a turn tighter one side and half a turn looser on the other - if not do the same again. No need to touch the tyre.


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 7:41 pm
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Fair dos. I’ve squinted a bit closer and the NDS is definitely a bit closer to the fork leg so I did definitely do this wheel and not just the 29 front that also ran in those forks.

I guess I’ll do it just for peace of mind as suggested!

Cheeses guys!


 
Posted : 18/11/2018 7:45 pm