06-14-2018, 08:03 AM
I use the alignment marks as a guide, then I fine tune the alignment with a set of digital calipers.
About a decade ago I had a rear tire replaced while on a bike trip. The shop did a very poor job of aligning the rear tire. I rode it for the next thousand miles or so, blissfully unaware of the misalignment. The first indication that something was wrong was when the chain started making noise and acting like it was sticking. Turns out that the misaligned chain wore the O-rings down to nothing and let all of the internal lube escape. After aligning the rear wheel properly, I limped it home the last 700 miles with the chain complaining the whole way.
About a decade ago I had a rear tire replaced while on a bike trip. The shop did a very poor job of aligning the rear tire. I rode it for the next thousand miles or so, blissfully unaware of the misalignment. The first indication that something was wrong was when the chain started making noise and acting like it was sticking. Turns out that the misaligned chain wore the O-rings down to nothing and let all of the internal lube escape. After aligning the rear wheel properly, I limped it home the last 700 miles with the chain complaining the whole way.