Any decent bike shop will have tools to spread it that small amount and realign dropouts. Cost me 40 bucks in nyc which is top of the market. On Sep 15, 2012 12:28 PM, "Michael Richters" <michael.richt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Michael: Rivendell spaces its bikes 132.5 intentionally to allow owners > to choose between 130 and 135 hubs as needs dictate. It takes a little > oomph to get the 135 mounted for sure. Nothing wrong with doing so. Will > not hurt the bike or hub. > > In this case, it's 132.1, measured where the paint is scraped down to > bare metal. And on their description of the A Homer Hilsen > (http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-hilsen.htm), it clearly says: > > Rear dropout spacing: 135mm. > > At least for my frame, this is not accurate. It takes far more than > "a little oomph" for me to get both ends of the hub into the dropouts. > I'm pretty sure that if I do it ten times, I will damage the bike (I > don't mean the dropouts; I expect it to fall and get a scratch or dent > someplace else) and/or injure myself at least once. I'd rather not > grease the dropouts, but I may not have any choice. Perhaps I should > get a file and remove some of the metal from the dropouts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
