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Old 02-27-11 | 08:30 PM
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az2008
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From: Tempe, AZ

Bikes: Schwinn Avenue (Walmart), Former owner of Mongoose Paver. (I have the notable distinction of purchasing the last Paver!)

Originally Posted by sonnetg
It's a pain to mount wheels on such dropouts. The wheel just keeps falling and if you tighten the bolt, the axle keeps moving upwards.
I've watched a mechanic do this. He snugs one side. Then clamps his hand onto the seatstay and tire, centering the tire and holding it firm using the seatstay as a leverage/clamping point. He snugs the opposite side, going back to tighten the first side, then tighten the opposite side. It doesn't look too bad.
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