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Old 05-27-14 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mikivuckovich
My Vitus 979 seems to have a rear spacing of 114 mm. I believe it should be at least 126 mm. Could years in storage cause the rear dropouts to converge? Or is that normal and I just need to flex it out to drop a wheel in? Thanks.
That doesn't sound right. My 979 came 126mm OLD as you suspected.
Check the rear triangle for damage. Perhaps it got compressed by something while in storage.
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