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Finally got round to lacing the rear wheel - it looks rather nice.
I sat down last night with a pot of tea and a Mazzy Star record - laced it on my lap in the kitchen and it runs pretty true - I'll need to get the truing jig out to get a bit more dishing in it, but apart from that it's good to go.
The rim was cleaned up with a bit of brasso, but the hub took a bit of stick from a buffing wheel before it was willing to look any good, - anyhow the final effect is rather pleasant.
Whacked a track tub on it to see what it looked like in the frame
Ah... I should have checked this earlier - the frame appears to have been cold set from 120 to 130 or 135mm - the Deore XT rear mech should have been a giveaway!
Using the QR to bring the frame back in leaves the under-dished wheel way over on the non-drive side of the stays...
I'll give the wheel a bit more dish but it certainly seems like I need to reset the rear triangle to get it back where it needs to go....
Anyone got any tips on cold setting and simple (scissors/paper/string) ways of checking frame alignment?