Originally Posted by
tonupbandit
Well, about a decade ago when I managed shops I'd just spread the rear triangle a bit by hand when I was putting the wheel in. It's only 2mm per side, which is not a whole heck of a lot. Back then we only cold set frames if it were a substantial jump, like trying to go from 126 to 135, or 120 to 130. So, my plan is to just stick the wheel in, see how she tracks, and if it seems funky, explore actually cold setting it. Thanks for asking--always good to think through all the steps before you come upon them! What are your thoughts here?
Cold set as you are going dense index. Derailleur tab alignment means something. These have stiff rear triangles, the load on the axle / skewer will not be uniform with a force fit, wheel could pull over when you least want it to.