Spreading a frame

GaryGkn · February 2008

Is it a really bad idea?

I have a Raleigh Twenty and I am thinking of spreading the frame from 110 to 120.

Alternatively I may get the hub re-spaced?

meagain · February 2008

With short stays I imagine that a near 10% widening will call for a professional job? Sounds a bit drastic to me, but I'm not an engineer!

GaryGkn · February 2008

Thanks I am just going to have the hub re-spaced.

fluff. · February 2008

Cold set an old 531 frame to from 120 to 135, was suprisingly easy with a couple of 2x4s.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html

Spreading a frame

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