Originally Posted by
joejack951
Very true. I wouldn't try to put a 135mm hub in a 126mm aluminum frame but 126 in a 130 has never given me any problems (Cannondale road frames from the late 80's in both cases).
I have not tried with an aluminum frame but respaced a steel Schwinn from 126 to 130. The hub would not stay put until I bent the dropouts inward to bear squarely on the ends of the hub, unless I used too much skewer tension, which is a recipe for ruined cones.
I am glad it worked for some people but since I follow conventional advice about how tight to run the skewer, I would say it's not me but the bike. Some bikes will be like that.