davey64 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi all, Unfortunately, when I bought my Sherpa 199A the previous owner had chopped out the spokes from the front wheel, I think he was planning on rebuilding it. If anyone has their wheel out of the bike could they measure the offset for me from the face of the brake drum to the outside edge of the rim. Just for info, I had my rear wheel rebuilt by Sid's Wheels in Stafford, he did a great job, supplied & fitted stainless spokes for 85 quid. Regards Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrb505 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 A 198 front wheel that I just measured is about 14mm, brake drum protuding from outer edge of the rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I will be disassembling my front wheel one of these days and let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondy Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 hi mate i had the same problem with 1 of my wheels only thing was it was me what chop the spokes silly me. so i cant remember what the off set was inmotion will know thats how i got it. i had 2 more rebuilt not long ago i didnt chop the spokes out this time. £85 is not bad i paid £100 i also had a new rim and had the hub relined. on 2 off my rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I've got an offset of 18mm written down from a previous measurement, which was from the edge of the drum on the brake side to the edge of the lip on the rim (original Akront with the lip around the edge, not a flat sided rim) It can be difficult to get an accurate measurement from a used wheel as the rim may have buckles and even an average of several measurements from around the rim can still get it a little out. I think I have a newly built wheel somewhere, if so I'll check the measurements on that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Checked again on two wheels and as per Mrb505, the offset from brake drum to the edge of the lip on an original Akront rim is 14mm. The measurement of 18mm I had was for a flat sided rim with no lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey64 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks Woody and mrb. I can get the wheel off for rebuilding now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondy Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 this is how my rear wheel turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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