Thread: 1973 Schwinn World Voyageur - possible upgrade
View Single Post
Old 08-08-14 | 02:46 PM
  #54  
noglider's Avatar
noglider
aka Tom Reingold
Titanium Club Membership
15 Anniversary
Community Builder
Community Influencer
 
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,123
Likes: 6,340
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

[MENTION=4576]Zaphod[/MENTION] Beeblebrox, !

In about 1991, I had Weigle spread my dropouts on my McLean. He took it from 120 to 126. I'm considering taking it to 130! Some would think this is a crime or dangerous. Maybe it's dangerous, but I wouldn't worry about it with a World Voyageur. It's not that valuable a bike. It would be a shame if something happened but (1) it's still just a World Voyageur and (2) it's really not likely.

Permanently spreading has an advantage, though it's not a must: Once you change the spacing permanently, it's possible to readjust the dropouts to parallel. This is good for the health of your hub.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog

“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author

Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
noglider is offline  
Reply
0