Rear drop out spacing

godders
godders Posts: 84
edited October 2007 in Workshop
Hi

I recently broke a Thorn club Tour frame and have taken off all the components ready to switch onto a new frame. A friend has said that they have an old Dawes galaxy frame but I am not sure if my rear wheel (with a 135mm hub) will fit in the frame as the drop out spacing is 130mm. Can I just pull the frame apart slightly when putting in the rear wheel or will I have to try and spread the rear drop outs slightly as on Sheldon Brown's website here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html

Thanks in advance
Phil

Comments

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Just pull the chain stays apart whilst inserting the axle into the dropouts.
    You're only talking 2.5 mm per side.
    The worst scenario is that your smallest cog/sprocket may be too big and cause chain rub on the seat stays .
    Not a big problem ,just change the smallest sprocket,depending on cassette, or fit a new cassette with a higher top gear ,i.e smaller sprocket. .

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