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I went to my LBS took the wheel to the mechanic and asked to use the dishing tool, checked 3 times, wheel is 100% perfect. still not happy I asked to put the new wheel on a new bike, perfect. The only conclusion is that my fork is out, in fairness I bought the bike second hand so I have no prior knowledge of the fork history. the only option of the LBS was to file a bit off the fork to get the wheel to alien or to replace the fork, they did me a favor and I owe them an apology.

I agree the standard Roval wheel sit perfectly balanced allied between the fork. The new wheel sat very much to the left, all the filing has done is put a tilt on the wheel so that from the riders view all looks right,but by filing one drop-out upwards has put a tilt on the wheel, quick and easy solution.

Anyone know of a dealer that stocks a wide selection of stans hub converters. I am looking for the below, not many LBS stock all the stock. http://www.notubes.com/9mm-Thru-End-Caps-for-330HD-Front-Hub-P902.aspx

I bought the entire wheel-set from them a few days earlier, I think they are straight from the ZTR factor, so factory built with Stans 3.30 hubs, they opened the box in front of me.

put the wheel in the wrong round, cannot ride it as the brakes are in the way, but just from my observation, looks to be even more dis-centered to the right, the tight way round and the wheel is to the left, I think they where in a rush and this was the fasted way to solve it, 23 Dec not a great day to get a mechnic

So I eventually splash out on a set of ZTR Arch 29 On the first ride I notice that the front wheel is very much to the left, from a riding position I see the rubber on the left and nothing on the right from the top tube angle as the wheel rotates. I could try and manipulate the QR in the fork to lean the wheel back into position but I would prefer for it to be seated flush on the fork. I took it back to the LBS where I bought the wheels the previous day, the salesman said the wheel needed to be dished, so I left them to it, got the bike back in a hour to discover they had filed one drop out in the fork down to compensated, as they said the wheels were perfectly dished. Is this a standard practice? My previous wheel set sat flush in the same fork, or is it ok to be slightly out

Cape Town Table Mountain 24-12-13

Wellington 22 Dec 2013

Yip, the hub info explained it all, obvious if you know but it you have never seen a self extract before I don't think you get it first time round?

LOL ok very clever, simple and works well

Do you need a special tool like a crank extractor to remove a sram XO crank, I have taken the bolts out but cannot get the non-drive side arm off?

Could I get through on a mtb or is it illegal to pass.

Your assistance will be appreciated

Great, thanks, 220 Sandpaper and some elbow grease

Looking at the disc they have a blue purple colour on them now,normal?

Awsome thanks. I drove it hard for about 50 metres full brakes and full power. Hope I did not damage it

Brilliant, I was hoping that would be a solution,Let me give that a go. so these new pad issues are totally normal?

The pad is correct as per the fitment, but what is bedding?

So I put in new pads, on my SLX calipers, different manufacturer of pads.. Spin the wheel no problem, test ride down steep hill to test and I hear this sound of something touching, sounds like a broken spoke noise. On closer inspection the only thing i think i am seeing is that these new pads sit further down on the disc and the noise could be coming from the disc as that part of the disc has never before come into contact with a pad. is this normal and will a few rides smooth it out?

Thanks that was my feeling, I just worry that the hollow shaped washers move or in one way come apart, I have heaps of thread buried into the fork female thread. That photo is of the rear there are almost double wasters on the front

I am not using Shimano Rotors will that make a differance

Photo attached

Well it had 160 all around. when I put the SLX calliper on straight calliper onto Fork the calliper was to high, so instead of filing just put on a 180mm generic rotor and spaced up with the washers, its aperfect fit now, but are individual washers or spaces safe, I cannot see a problem but maybe there is an inherent problem.

I changes over to Shimano SLX bakes from Avid. Problem is the spacing was all out, so got some brake spacers from the bike shop, looks like a few adopters and washers, I ended up seating it perfectly but the gap I made was from the washer{or whatever there right name is} and not the a mounted one piece adaptor.. I think this should be ok and the pressure should effect it the same way as a one piece adaptor mounting, Is this ok or is it not recommended.

perfect, that's all I need to hear, will get some spares