Screw on freewheel chainline . .
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you have to centre the rim and play around with axle spacers. you should end up with an a symmetrical wheel.
hers a screw on I made earlier:
hers a screw on I made earlier:
suburbanreuben
Old School Grand Master
Assuming the wheel is centred properly, you don't need spacers. Adjust the chainline by using a different BB or spacers on the chainring.
I have to say though, mine "looks right" and that's good enough for me.
I have to say though, mine "looks right" and that's good enough for me.
Ok.. reading a bit of Sheldon. .
If I space the axle I'll need the wheel re-dished yes?
Spacers on the front ring aren't an option.. that'd just look plain odd :?
Adjust the front on the BB.... would it be a simple case of getting a shorted spindled BB??
Or can they be adjusted by unscrewing the left side and screwing the right side further in?
If I space the axle I'll need the wheel re-dished yes?
Spacers on the front ring aren't an option.. that'd just look plain odd :?
Adjust the front on the BB.... would it be a simple case of getting a shorted spindled BB??
Or can they be adjusted by unscrewing the left side and screwing the right side further in?
suburbanreuben
Old School Grand Master
Have you fitted it yet? Does it line up?
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
This works for my single speed but I use lower than 2:1.
Dished screw on freewheeled wheel. Attach a bottom bracket lockring first then attach the single speed freewheel. The lockring spaces the freewheel out slightly. Use inner chainring as large as you can get and fit, I use a 30T. Result chainring is well inboard and freewheel is as far outboard as I can get.
The chainline is near spot on although it all depends on chainset, bottom bracket axle length etc. No redishing of the wheel for me because I'm crap at that sort of thing and spoke tensioning/wheel truing leads to maddness
Dished screw on freewheeled wheel. Attach a bottom bracket lockring first then attach the single speed freewheel. The lockring spaces the freewheel out slightly. Use inner chainring as large as you can get and fit, I use a 30T. Result chainring is well inboard and freewheel is as far outboard as I can get.
The chainline is near spot on although it all depends on chainset, bottom bracket axle length etc. No redishing of the wheel for me because I'm crap at that sort of thing and spoke tensioning/wheel truing leads to maddness
Ojk.. got a couple of things to have a bash at now.. thankin' thee all 
I haven't tried the wheel yet, don't have a freewheel to screw on (didn't want to go to the hassle of ebay, money, post etc.) until I got the wheels here..
They're Rigida ZAC2000, black spokes and bronze Joytech hubs.. came with matching Joytech skewers..
Seem ok for a tenner.
I haven't tried the wheel yet, don't have a freewheel to screw on (didn't want to go to the hassle of ebay, money, post etc.) until I got the wheels here..
They're Rigida ZAC2000, black spokes and bronze Joytech hubs.. came with matching Joytech skewers..
Seem ok for a tenner.
Redishing is usually easy. Get a spoke key, and back off all the driveside spoke nipples by half a turn. Then, tighten all the non-driveside nipples by half a turn.
Respace the axle, and the job's a goodun. The wheel will be much stonger too, on account of its being undished.
Respace the axle, and the job's a goodun. The wheel will be much stonger too, on account of its being undished.
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