Originally Posted by
ghostofcrujones
46 wont fit. the 42 is almost hitting the stay as it is. I'm not sure how close to the end of the dropout the hub can bolt on and still be secure.
I have short horizontal dropouts on my mtb and so far have not had any problems at all with the axle and bolts this far forward. I use a halflink that I add/remove when switching cogs.

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