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disc brake hub?

Nope, rim brake

I'm surprised I didn't see a bigger consistent imbalance on one side since it's not centered

If you do the maths, you'll see that it's possible to move the rim sideways quite a long way on a front wheel without the tension difference being within the resolution of your tension meter.

acceptable for the home wheelbuilder for (relative) spoke tensions

I think doing relative by sound is more accurate and a load quicker than most tension meters, they are useful for final actual tension though.

9 kgf

A 9 on the park scale or actually 9kgf ? Seems too low either way

Sounds to me like you're using the caliper to measure centring, rather than a dishing guage, and the caliper isn't centred.

I would keep flipping the wheel over until one of your caliper arms (whichever is nearer the centre) shows even contact true whichever ever way round the wheel is. Am I making sense?

Neither. There is 9 kgf difference between the two readings on the scale: for my spoke type, 18 on the scale = 85 kgf, 19 on the scale = 94kgf. Recommended spoke tension is 100kgf so was aiming for a 19 or just above reading . Im not relying on the tool too much, just using as a guide for final tensioning to check they are roughly the same

Yep makes sense thanks, though I'm using a dishing guage to check the dish

Im using a Feedback sports one sided stand , it doesn't have a caliper like most stands, you would have to flip it back and forth against the pin. Though from what I've read no caliper should be used to check dish anyway, so Ive never relied on it to do so

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Anyone able to dish, tension my XC wheels?
With lockdown boredom I've laced some Crests to Xt/SLX hubs but not happy to dish and tension them- £ beans waiting.

Yes. Pm me :)

Is it ever ok to have ano coloured hubs on silver rims with silver spokes? Always feels like hubs should be same colour or a shade lighter than the rims.

Anyone got a picture of said combo?

Anything goes fam

What skully said

Still looking for a 36h rear hub if anyone’s got one (preferably for 7 speed cassette but will consider anything)

Seeing as that is proving elusive, has anyone got a 32h 26” rim knocking about? For rim brakes. Used is fine

Is it ever ok to have ano coloured hubs

No.

You can anodise shades of grey.

You can anodise shades of grey.

"Ana's skin tingled as Christian prepared the electrodes..."

"How could she tell him of her deepest desire, 3DV?"

Pretty sure I remember someone saying that the dt swiss branding can be removed from the separately sold rims but not the ready-built wheels.

Anyone know if these are removable?

https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/shimano-custom-made-27.5-xt-hb-m756-dt-swiss-466d-disc-front-wheel-526202

But... Misplaced nostalgia, I blame Missy Giove.

Yellow rims?

^ Partridge show suggestions...

Misplaced nostalgia

Fair enough, but 90s Purple is the only anodisation colour you can just about get away with, and you're still stuck with the 90% of people who weren't there at the time thinking you've suffered a taste bypass and only 10% realising it's an homage.

pink chris king though...

pink chris king

Is just virtue signalling. You'd do more actual good by buying cheaper hubs and sending the money you saved to the cause.

Got a deore hub that's 8 or 9 sp, it's built into sputnik 700 but needs truing so happy to unbuild it. 135, mind. Peanuts. Hub seems all OK but bearings would like a repack.
Got a few screwon 36h hubs for 7 sp 130mm knocking around. But I'm guessing you want cassette. Also a Coaster but hohum.

Seeing as that is proving elusive, has anyone got a 32h 26” rim knocking about? For rim brakes. Used is fine

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