Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
If that metal was steel, I would concur, but being that it is aluminum (with some trace amount of scandium in the alloy), I would be extremely cautious.
I have checked the frames on various other bikes -- aluminum and CF. On all of them it is easy to spread the dropouts way more than 5mm by hand. As soon as I have the hub in my hands, I will check out cutting down locknuts or spacers so that there is not even a 5mm discrepancy.
Don