here's what I got out of it - converted an old 5-speed rear to a 7-speed rear (though I had been running an Ultra-6)
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aaP1060004.jpg> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 11:14:59 PM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: > > Philip, what I did was use an extra set of nuts and washers on the outside > to squeeze the dropouts parallel - as I tightened it on the outside, I > gradually loosened the inside, and went back and forth a few steps - my > dropouts came out parallel. > > On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:52:56 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote: >> >> Next time I'll do it your way. I just squeezed the rear triangle down >> from 126 to 120 with my hands. I may have used a giant adjustable wrench to >> make the dropouts parallel again. >> >> Philip >> www.biketinker.com >> >> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:19:55 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote: >>> >>> I cold-set my old bike the other night, though just from 122 to 126mm, >>> and it came out great. You need 3/8" all-thread, 2 nuts, 4 1-inch washers, >>> and very good calipers. A pair of 9/16" box-end wrenches are fantastic, >>> since you can hang them on the fixture. You have to spread it, then relax >>> it and measure. I gained my first half-mm set at an opening of 142mm, and >>> ended up spreading to 146mm to get my permanent set at 126. >>> Like I said - came out great and I felt like a pro with the result. >>> Sorry I didn't take a photo >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 9:41:14 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >>>> >>>> Cold set is a fancy way of saying bend it. Here's Sheldon Brown: >>>> http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 7:53:14 PM UTC-5, PeterG wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Phillip, >>>>> I have googled it and can't seem to find out how to make the 135mm >>>>> wheel set fit a 130mm space.Can you elaborate? Thanks.... >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
