Rear Axel
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Rear Axel
I purchased an old Spinergy Roks XE rim recently. The rear axel on the rim is about an inch too short, so only one side reaches to be able to slide into the frame...what to do?! Is there possibly a way to extend t, or do I have to get a whole different axel put in?
Also, I bought tires which seemed good for road and hard packed use, but they are 26x2.35. Do I need a wider rim to support these tires?
Also, I bought tires which seemed good for road and hard packed use, but they are 26x2.35. Do I need a wider rim to support these tires?
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Your post is a bit unclear, but it sounds like your frames dropouts might be spaced wider apart than the locknuts on the wheel's axle. However, most off-road bike frames have 135mm spacing in the rear dropout, as is the case with most off-road rear wheels. I think 7-speed off-road rear wheels might have been spaced more narrowly, but I don't think so.
If the locknuts screw onto the axle (I'm not sure, I seem to remember Spinergy wheels having totally sealed-bearing units that used a non-traditional axle) you could add some spacers. There doesn't need to be much axle showing beyond the locknuts to hold the wheel into the frame, though, when the quick release is tightened.
Also, you could just tighten down the quick-release so that the rear dropouts pull closer together, if the difference is only a few mm on each side. This is especially totally fine with a steel frame - not as good of an idea as an aluminum frame, esp. if it's a fair bit of flex on the frame.
If the locknuts screw onto the axle (I'm not sure, I seem to remember Spinergy wheels having totally sealed-bearing units that used a non-traditional axle) you could add some spacers. There doesn't need to be much axle showing beyond the locknuts to hold the wheel into the frame, though, when the quick release is tightened.
Also, you could just tighten down the quick-release so that the rear dropouts pull closer together, if the difference is only a few mm on each side. This is especially totally fine with a steel frame - not as good of an idea as an aluminum frame, esp. if it's a fair bit of flex on the frame.
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"c" is not a unit that measures tire width
"c" is not a unit that measures tire width
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Alright, I'll explain a little better. Unfortunately the two dimensions are too far off to squeeze without the wheel going on crooked.
So here is a picture I drew of the wheel from the back view:
It's a 135mm spacing as you stated.
Here is a picture of my bike from behind:
6 inch spacing...approx. 152mm.
Any magic extensions?
Thanks for your help!
So here is a picture I drew of the wheel from the back view:
It's a 135mm spacing as you stated.
Here is a picture of my bike from behind:
6 inch spacing...approx. 152mm.
Any magic extensions?
Thanks for your help!
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Your rear dropout spacing is very strange. The only bike frames I've ever seen that routinely exceed 135 mm are tandems. Did someone spread the frame? It certainly didn't come like that.
If you want to adapt your wheel to that frame, you will have to find an axle made for 160 mm dropout spacing (Santanna was the only user AFAIK) and add a lot of spacers to get the proper width.
If you want to adapt your wheel to that frame, you will have to find an axle made for 160 mm dropout spacing (Santanna was the only user AFAIK) and add a lot of spacers to get the proper width.
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It sounds like you either spread the frame, or it's a weird frame designed for heavy-duty riding-down-stairs, freeriding, or certain dowhill, etc.
As eidem123 mentioned, you could get a hub to fit.
But if the frame is steel, you could un-spread it back shut. Still, that's a long distance to spread a frame, even an overbuilt steel frame.
Do you have any idea how the spacing got to where it is, to begin with?
As eidem123 mentioned, you could get a hub to fit.
But if the frame is steel, you could un-spread it back shut. Still, that's a long distance to spread a frame, even an overbuilt steel frame.
Do you have any idea how the spacing got to where it is, to begin with?
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I'll see what the boys at the bike shop can do for me.
As a follow up, it's a Gary Fisher, built in the USA, which leads me to believe the fact that it's a perfect 6 inches is not of coincidence. It's about...wow...8 years old...time flies!!! :'( Anyway, I highly doubt it got spread out, I removed the original wheel at the beginning of last summer and didn't have the opportunity to ride at all after that.
As a follow up, it's a Gary Fisher, built in the USA, which leads me to believe the fact that it's a perfect 6 inches is not of coincidence. It's about...wow...8 years old...time flies!!! :'( Anyway, I highly doubt it got spread out, I removed the original wheel at the beginning of last summer and didn't have the opportunity to ride at all after that.