Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Fork ends spacing

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nickn

11-14-08, 01:19 AM

Hey everyone,

My bike has a 120mm rear hub, but the fork end spacing is 130mm.

Is this going to make a huge difference? Can't I just put an extra 5mm of spacers on each side?

My chain line was real crooked, so i installed a shorter bottom bracket to straighten it out.

This is my first fixed-gear bike so I'm still learning all of this stuff

thanks.

Mofopotomus

11-14-08, 08:59 AM

Yeah so long as nothing is hitting then I don't see any reason why it won't work.

dextor

11-14-08, 10:13 AM

If it's an old and cheap steel frame you might not even need spacers, just tighten it down.

jlin

11-14-08, 11:46 AM

spacers are the prescribed way to go. they're cheap and commonly done when you need to fit 120mm hubs to 130mm dropouts.