Where in the dropouts?
09-15-07 | 11:58 AM
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Where in the dropouts?
On my 73 sports tourer with derailer hanger and horizontal dropouts, where should The rear wheel be in the dropouts? All the way back, forward, or in the middle?
I recently saw a Peugeot with a little two piece spacer and think that's a spiffy item to keep the wheel in the same spot forward in the dropout.
I recently saw a Peugeot with a little two piece spacer and think that's a spiffy item to keep the wheel in the same spot forward in the dropout.
09-15-07 | 12:02 PM
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Bikes: Surly Cross-Check (commuter), Lemond Sarthe (sports car), Schwinn fixed gear conversion (for fun)
09-15-07 | 01:46 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Start near the center or per Joe Dog's recommendation. You can sometimes squeeze in a slightly larger rear cog by sliding the wheel back a bit, and you can very slightly sharpen the bike's turning circle and handling by sliding it forward, but I just tend to leave it approximately mid-slot most of the time. Also, those who want to put the widest possible tires on a close-coupled frame will probably want to try moving the wheel all the way back.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
