Took the bike into Smith Cycles in Fyshwick to have the wheel trued and the dish adjusted. I also asked Greg to adjust the derailleur and brakes while it was in there. Got a call at around 2pm to say that the bike was ready and that while he hadn't been able to get the wheel completely centred that it was tracking straight and he had adjusted the brakes and derailleur successfully.
The problem with the derailleur was that I has gone from a 9-gear to a 5-gear rear gear cassette. This meant that either there was a difference in the distance between gears on the two cassettes or that the new cassette was similar to the old but with the top 4 cogs missing.
The first case would have meant a new gear changer and a new, fatter chain. This would have been a problem since no one makes a 5-gear changer anymore. As it turns out is must have been the second case.
Here are the before and after pics of the wheel:
---------Before-----------------------------------------------After-------------
The problem with the derailleur was that I has gone from a 9-gear to a 5-gear rear gear cassette. This meant that either there was a difference in the distance between gears on the two cassettes or that the new cassette was similar to the old but with the top 4 cogs missing.
The first case would have meant a new gear changer and a new, fatter chain. This would have been a problem since no one makes a 5-gear changer anymore. As it turns out is must have been the second case.
Here are the before and after pics of the wheel:
---------Before-----------------------------------------------After-------------
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