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Hello Group,
My bike came with rear wheel A. I fit rear wheel B to it -- no problem.
Now I tried to put A back on, and it did not fit.
I suspect B's axle is wider than A's. When B was mounted, the (steel)
frame was forced to become wider. The frame could not deform to be
narrower to fit A. I did not measure the axles; it was my guess.
What is the remedy?
Thanks.
Miles
aere-<< My bike came with rear wheel A. I fit rear wheel B to it -- no
problem.
Now I tried to put A back on, and it did not fit.
I suspect B's axle is wider than A's. When B was mounted, the (steel)
frame was forced to become wider. The frame could not deform to be
narrower to fit A. I did not measure the axles; it was my guess.
What is the remedy? >><BR><BR>
I answer-first make sure the dropouts are parallel, using a shop tool that does
that. Next ensure both wheels are the same width, and they match the frameset
width. Worst case is that you will break the frameset if you don't do this.
Best case you may break axles if the axles are unsupported type, ala a
freewheel.
Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"
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