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Old 04-18-18 | 08:59 PM
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Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB

With a carbon frame the most one can do is to get the rear wheel relatively centered by filing the drops. Remember that theres about a 3 or 4 to 1 ratio of wheel shift to filing amount. Go slow and check. I usually file on the slot's forward slot first so any QR slippage is negated by the axle's butting against this surface. Then I go to the seat stay centering being careful to not change the chain stay centering, easier said then done though. Know that the if the rear drops are not centered WRT the mainframe plane all you end up with is a wheel that looks centered in the frame but will be actually steering the bike from the rear as it's contact patch with the ground won't be centered WRT the main frame (or ft wheel).


Again doing less is often the greater good. Andy
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