Drop Out Spacing
leonr
Posts: 83
Ok, so I got my rear wheel today 8)
Being a noob at this I quickly tried to fit it to my rear drop outs, all looks good, my only question is.... my hub is 135mm and the Kona Coiler should also be 135mm (to my understanding), but if I measure it (inside to inside) it's ~132-133mm, this means I have to pull the drop outs apart a little to let the hub fit in properly, but I can literally do it with my fingers, hardly any force is needed.
I just wanted to confirm whether or not this tolerance is normal? (beaing in mind the frame is about 7 years old now!).
It doesn't look bent or anything, to give you an idea of the tension, if i lift the bike up, the wheel may stay in the drop outs, but if i shake it or tap the frame it will most probably fall out.
I would normally not even worry about this as it seems a little bit paranoid, but I thought it would not hurt to ask on the forum, to see if this is common or not.
Thanks!
Being a noob at this I quickly tried to fit it to my rear drop outs, all looks good, my only question is.... my hub is 135mm and the Kona Coiler should also be 135mm (to my understanding), but if I measure it (inside to inside) it's ~132-133mm, this means I have to pull the drop outs apart a little to let the hub fit in properly, but I can literally do it with my fingers, hardly any force is needed.
I just wanted to confirm whether or not this tolerance is normal? (beaing in mind the frame is about 7 years old now!).
It doesn't look bent or anything, to give you an idea of the tension, if i lift the bike up, the wheel may stay in the drop outs, but if i shake it or tap the frame it will most probably fall out.
I would normally not even worry about this as it seems a little bit paranoid, but I thought it would not hurt to ask on the forum, to see if this is common or not.
Thanks!
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Seems pretty normal, the axel creates the structure0
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Cool, it looks fine to the untrained eye (me).
Cheers
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