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Old 02-18-13 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by blondieyo
Hey Scrod, quick question about my chain line. It's 5mm off being straight (the chain lies straight between the cog and the dropout, not between the cog and the spokes), is that really bad? I've got a pake rum runner with novatec track hubs and omniums. There's not a lot of room between the chainring/spider and frame. Halp?
Unless you have your cog installed backward on the hub, you shouldn't be having that trouble at all.

As far as the crank clearance issue, that's common for Omniums. Unless it's actually making contact with your frame, don't worry about it.
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