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Old 03-09-09 | 09:18 AM
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T-Mar
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Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
Don't even bother getting it respaced. Just pull the stays apart a bit as you install the wheel.
I don't recommend this approach. 6mm is a large spread. It will change the angle of the dropouts relative to the locknuts by about 0.5 degrees. Even though this sounds small, clamping the wheel into non-parallel dropouts induces stress in the rear axle, making the axle more susceptible to bending.

Either get the reat triangle cold set or use a narrow, six speed freewheel, as previously suggested.
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