on 5/3/11 2:22 PM, Bruce Oppenheim at br...@ohiotravelbag.com wrote: > I would like to ride a lighter wheels/tires set on my A. Homer Hilsen > at times when just riding paved roads. > > I have a pair of Mavic open pro wheels from another bike with road > bike hub spacing (130). My A. Homer Hilsen is (135). Since the Mavic > hub spacing is a bit narrower, my question is... will it hurt the > frame to squeeze the rear dropout to fit the smaller hub? I don't want > to stress the frame.
It would probably be easier to just add a couple 2.5 mm spacers (or even 2's or 1.5's) to the axle. That's what I did to use a stock DuraAce hub which I'd been using on a 130 mm spaced frame. I'm not sure I've ever heard a definitive word on whether the bending would be bad, but it's easy enough to fix. - jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady patronage." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- 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.
