Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Before taking a file to your dropout it would be wise to figure out what, exactly is wrong. You mentioned recently having the wheel trued. What made you thing that needed to be done? I'd be in favor of doing some more exploration before doing something that can't be undone.
The wheel was definitely out of true when I obtained the bike. Also, I have installed 2 other compatible wheels on the bike and they all exhibit the same behavior
Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Filing down drop out slot surfaces is a time honored method to correct less then best alignment. Done this many dozens of times, many dozens. Al long as the QR will keep the axle in the location you initially set it at, to attain wheel/frame coplaneness (alignment) there is no real issue. The phrase "don't fix what's not wrong" comes to mind. A QR with steel serrated drop out contacting faces and having an internal cam with NO plastic goes a long way to insure axle placement. Really this is what we did when horizontal drop out slots were the norm.
Having said that my sensibilities would want the wheel to fit in the aligned arrangement with only gravity to make quick reinstalls easy. On road flat repairs go faster and with led fiddling about this way. But my sensibilities don't ride or steer the bike. Andy
Thank you and understood. I'm leaning towards some touch and go filing.
Originally Posted by
Kontact
Put the wheel in backwards to insure that it is actually the frame that is wrong.
And that's assuming you are taking these measurements with the QR closed.
I will give that a try in my effort to cover all my bases.