Originally Posted by
rothenfield1
I'm sorry about the confusion to the earlier responder, but when I said I was thinking about upgrading to a 10 spd from a 6 spd, I meant the cassette cogs. I got home late with the bike and tried squeezing the 130 wheel on the 126 spread. Is there a technique to this? It's like trying to spread a chicken wishbone while trying to stuff a bagel em-between it. I was working outside and it was getting dark so I quit, but it never did fully seat in the drop out. Are there concerns about damaging the brake bridge if you spread too far?
It's possible to pop out the brake bridge if you cold set, but it is rather unlikely.
As far as technique, just place the wheel so it's sitting with one side of the axle in the dropout, then pull the other side out while pushing the wheel back. Try it again some place warm and well lit, at least until you get the hand of it.