I would not file it. Maybe you should call Rivendell. Is it possible that your frame was tweaked in transit somewhere? You should call them and not take my word on the following speculation which is that I'd be surprised if they let a frame get sold to a customer that is not 135 without telling the customer. Rivendell is consistently good about that kind of detail. It makes me wonder if something accidental happened somewhere with yours.
But still, if the frame's fully straight and aligned and rides well, 132.1 is a good dimension to have back there. To put in a 135 hub, you're only moving things 1.45 mm per side. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2012, at 7:09 AM, Michael Richters <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Matthew J <[email protected]> wrote: >> Michael: Rivendell spaces its bikes 132.5 intentionally to allow owners to >> choose between 130 and 135 hubs as needs dictate. It takes a little oomph >> to get the 135 mounted for sure. Nothing wrong with doing so. Will not >> hurt the bike or hub. > > In this case, it's 132.1, measured where the paint is scraped down to > bare metal. And on their description of the A Homer Hilsen > (http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-hilsen.htm), it clearly says: > > Rear dropout spacing: 135mm. > > At least for my frame, this is not accurate. It takes far more than > "a little oomph" for me to get both ends of the hub into the dropouts. > I'm pretty sure that if I do it ten times, I will damage the bike (I > don't mean the dropouts; I expect it to fall and get a scratch or dent > someplace else) and/or injure myself at least once. I'd rather not > grease the dropouts, but I may not have any choice. Perhaps I should > get a file and remove some of the metal from the dropouts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
