I did this on a 135mm frame I have making the 130mm rear hub I used a 133mm. This is exactly what the Surly Crosscheck was advertised to be able to do with its 132.5 mm spacing.....fit either size axle. Chrome moly steel bends quite a bit before it stays bent ( no pun intended ) so I would add spacers and as long as enough axle is in the dropout you should be fine. It might be better to get a longer axle and add the spacers rather than trying to make a short axle work although I did it with my frame.
On May 3, 8:38 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 5/3/11 2:22 PM, Bruce Oppenheim at br...@ohiotravelbag.com wrote: > > > I would like to ride a lighter wheels/tires set on my A. Homer Hilsen > > at times when just riding paved roads. > > > I have a pair of Mavic open pro wheels from another bike with road > > bike hub spacing (130). My A. Homer Hilsen is (135). Since the Mavic > > hub spacing is a bit narrower, my question is... will it hurt the > > frame to squeeze the rear dropout to fit the smaller hub? I don't want > > to stress the frame. > > It would probably be easier to just add a couple 2.5 mm spacers (or even 2's > or 1.5's) to the axle. That's what I did to use a stock DuraAce hub which > I'd been using on a 130 mm spaced frame. > > I'm not sure I've ever heard a definitive word on whether the bending would > be bad, but it's easy enough to fix. > > - jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's > how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady > patronage." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
