Need advice -- Re-align frame or get a different wheel?
We have a Burley Samba (unsure of the year) and have had a hard time getting the rear wheel back in the frame when we've had to take it off. A lot of tension is required, and it's easy to accidentally rest the frame in the wrong spot.
A mechanic told us that the reason is that we have the wrong size axle -- we have a 135mm axle, and the bike needs a 145mm axle.
We called the shop we got the bike from to ask to have the wheel switched out for the correct size. The owner said that he would instead re-align the frame, so that we have an easier time finding a wheel if we ever want/need to switch.
This sounds off to us -- even if we have to special order a wheel every now and then, messinng with the original frame alignment seems like a bad idea. Does anyone here have experience with this? Thank you!