Bicycle Wheel Not Centered In Frame

I had the same problem with the shimano rs 10 set.

Bicycle wheel not centered in frame. However i am still puzzled as to how it can sit perfectly in the old fork and also how it spins perfectly very true it s as if the entire wheel is 10mm to far left right depending on perspective and not just parts of the wheel as it would beef it were buckled at all. Measure the distance from the floor to the point where the dropout rests against the frame. This makes the wheel align along one side instead of centered between the. Then you mount it in reverse with sprocket pointing to the wrong side to make sure that distance is the same.

When i mount the wheel everything is perfectly centered. Do this with your tire at full pressure though. Hi there i have read a lot online about the problem of not centered wheels but in my case it happens only after riding for a while. My bike is a scott cr1 team 2013 and my wheels are kyrium elites s.

Measure the distance from rim wall to one of the sides of the frame. Not the end of the axle flip the wheel over and measure again. If not the wheel is dished should never happen with rohloff and you should use a spokes wrench to bring the rim to center. Thanks for your reply.

Your dish could be very different with or without air in your tires. You can do it by finding out a bike with vertical dropouts removing the tire from the wheel and fitting the wheel with this second bike upside down. If those two distances aren t identical. Set the wheel on two stacks of books or magazines or anything else that you can get it to sit on.

Most probably a bike shop is the. I show the steps a rear bike wheel might be off center or rub the insides of the chain stays of the frame. I discuss the various causes and and explain how t. Your wheel isn t dished.