Thread: Frame has 135mm spacing; suggestions?
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Old 04-07-16 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
You could just mount the wheel and use it as is.

One of the nice things about steel is it will easily deflect by 5mm with no harm done...
+ 1; that is what I would do. One of my bikes, a Soma doublecross, has the rear spacing at 132.5. I think that's perfect for a steel road bike because you can run 130 or 135mm no problem.
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