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Offset MTB Rims for zero dish wheel build

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  1. does anyone have experience with a zero dish wheel build on a unicycle?
    was having a discussion with a mountian biker friend of mine tday about
    his new zero dish rims and how the wheel allignment is so much more
    sentered on his frame.

    are these rims compatable with unicycle hubs? and are there any non
    cottered uni hubs that can be laced onto a 32 hole hub?

    he swears up and down the zero dish wheel is stronger and truer then
    anything he has ridden on in the past and has been trying to convince me
    to attempt a wheel re build with one of these off set hoops.

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    hungfromhooks - uni newbie

    Philip Barbosa

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    Witness an average man, flesh skewered deeply and imbedded with shark
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    Ferociosly Pulls, twists, and stretches hooked apendages to transform
    the pastey dermal landscape of his own hide and finally ascend to new
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  2. Unicycle wheels are already zero dish.

    Mojoe

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  3. zero dish allows for the rim to be centred in the rear, even though one
    side has the casette on the back for the rings.

    Some bikes' rim is off centre, to allow for the spacing needed.

    (or something like that)

    Mojoe is correct

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  4. so there is no obvios advantage to using such a rim for a unicycle... i
    assumed this was correct but needed some expert advice to back up the
    argument.

    no advantage to using said rim or is ist detrimental using an offset MTB
    rim on a unicycle.

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    hungfromhooks - uni newbie

    Philip Barbosa

    people photographer- side show performer - newbie unicyclist

    Witness an average man, flesh skewered deeply and imbedded with shark
    fishing hooks! Marvel as a mere mortal fueled only by free will...
    Ferociosly Pulls, twists, and stretches hooked apendages to transform
    the pastey dermal landscape of his own hide and finally ascend to new
    heights, literally!" This is NO ILLUSION! What you will see is real...
    and remember ladies and gentlemen all this done without the assistance
    of his unicycle.
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  5. so there is no obvios advantage to using such a rim for a unicycle... i
    assumed this was correct but needed some expert advice to back up the
    argument.

    no advantage to using said rim or is ist detrimental using an offset MTB
    rim on a unicycle.

    --
    hungfromhooks - uni newbie

    Philip Barbosa

    people photographer- side show performer - newbie unicyclist

    Witness an average man, flesh skewered deeply and imbedded with shark
    fishing hooks! Marvel as a mere mortal fueled only by free will...
    Ferociosly Pulls, twists, and stretches hooked apendages to transform
    the pastey dermal landscape of his own hide and finally ascend to new
    heights, literally!" This is NO ILLUSION! What you will see is real...
    and remember ladies and gentlemen all this done without the assistance
    of his unicycle.
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  6. Zero dish is great for MTB rear wheels, but makes absolutely no sense
    for unicycles. The drilling on those rims differs from standard rims to
    compensate for the fact that the rim is not centered directly between
    the flanges (like on a front wheel and your uni wheel). Look at you uni
    wheel and notice the nice even angles the spokes make from the flanges
    to the rim ^ now look at a rear wheel on an mtb…the spokes on
    the drive-side form a much steeper (and thus weaker angle) then the non
    drive side. The offset drilling attempts to alleviate this (as much as
    you reasonably can). So, tell you friend to [censored]!!! Just kidding.
    See why a standard rim is the best way to go on a uni?

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  7. But I bet you could just over tension some of the spokes to alleviate
    this, and not be able to tell a differnece.

    Perhaps if you already had a used, true, offset rim lying around.

    It wouldn't be ideal, but I bet it would work just fine

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    'yea i no allot of mi frends an i r hecka smartr then othr peeple at mi
    skool cus we can balense and we can ride farthar then other peeple wich
    makes ur bran more exersised an it helps u consentrate an improves ur
    mentel stamena' - 1wheelthrilla

    'Unicycle Product Reviews' (http://tinyurl.com/368h6) *107* reviews on
    *72* products

    'London Unicycling Club ' (http://www.brianmackenzie.com/LUC/) (London,
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