Originally Posted by CdCf
You don't seem to understand what my problem is...
First, I never said I'd move the chainring AWAY from the centreline. It's as far in as it can go already.
1. I can't move the chainring farther in towards the frame. It will then hit the chainstay.
2. I can't move the sprocket farther out towards the fork end. It will run out of freehub splines to engage.
The hub fits precisely into the rear fork end's width - adding a 3 mm spacer on the non-drive side would force the frame to open more than it "should". I'm not sure that's a good thing to do to an alu frame.
Oh, I understand perfectly your problem, and that's why
I said that you should
1. Get a smaller chainring.
2. Redish the rear wheel - provided that you are able to move/change the spacers on the right
and the left side of the axle. If you can't (and apparently you can't), then redishing won't work for you.
So the only option left for you is to get a smaller chainring. Which I mentioned a few posts ago.
EDIT: And now, seriously, do as you wish. I know what I'm talking about - after all, I have solved chainline problems with all the bikes I've built, but don't substitute your opinion for mine, and just go ahead and do whatever you think is the smartest thing to do. I am really NOT interested to hear about this issue anymore, and neither am interested to explain myself further.