Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 743
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From: Williamston, MI "Wee-um-stun"
Bikes: Uh... road, mtb, tour, CX (kludged), 3spd, 'bent, tandem, folder (the fam has another, what, 8)
Nope, spacers mean friction. I'm not a believer.
The plastic stopper plate doesn't affect the relation of spindle to shell -- i don't think.
I could take it apart and measure -- I'm guessing I have a spindle that's too long for the shell. I guess. A very standard bike, one of the most common.
I don't really care -- I just haven't seen this kind of slop in an engineered situation before.