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Old 02-27-11 | 08:59 PM
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Bikes: Surly LHT, Dahon Jack D7 & a cheap xmart MTB

Originally Posted by az2008
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.
Yeah. It's not that bad, I guess. It take some time to get used to it. I was looking at this thread, which should help me in future to mount and center the rear wheel on horizontal dropouts.

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EDIT: Nice video on how to mount wheels with horizontal dropouts.

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