Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
Will a wide, light cut file clean up the bad areas? Maybe it's actually build up which could be removed with a Scotch Brite or similar?
No. The areas are more like pock marks. I'm not sure how it got there. Might be a manufacturing defect. It is too deep to file down, unfortunately.
Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
You could get a 126mm wheel.
Add 4mm of spacers under the lock nut to the NDS and respace the axle. You'll still have enough "protrusion" for a QR.
Redish the wheel 2mm to the NDS. This is easily accomplished by adding a bit more tension to the NDS spokes. Just go slow (1/8 turn at a time) and check often. You can use the brake pads to align. Just flip the wheel in the dropouts until it's the same distance from the same pad each time.
Good suggestion, though I'm not confident enough to try to redish the wheel on my own.
Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
In reality, your drop outs would probably spread 4mm easily enough to slip in a 130mm spaced hub with no changes IF a steel frame.
You're right. I have fitted a 126mm on it without no problem, but the problem is that the gears don't quite match, and would require readjustment every time I want to swap wheels.