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Robert
Guest
Hi, I've just received a hand built track bike (with adaptations for
road use), and I concerned to find that the chainring is fitted to the
inside of the spider - no shoulders are on this side to support the
ring - (it's a TA Alize track c/set), so it's only supported by the
five bolts! Given that the rear hub is double fixed so can't be
"dished", could it be that the frame is "out"? The bottom bracket is a
Shimano XT- the narrowist apparently, onto a 68mm shell. The drive
crank is only about 6mm from the shell, so there is not much allowance
left to move the crank closer to the frame to correct for fitting the
ring to it's proper position - moving the ring onto the outside
position would be about 10mm. I have contacted the makers and they are
to send me another bike box to post it off, so not much arguement
there! I have never had a "fixed" before, so I am at a loss as to how
they will correct this. Could someone be able to tell me what is the
likely problem with this bike?
road use), and I concerned to find that the chainring is fitted to the
inside of the spider - no shoulders are on this side to support the
ring - (it's a TA Alize track c/set), so it's only supported by the
five bolts! Given that the rear hub is double fixed so can't be
"dished", could it be that the frame is "out"? The bottom bracket is a
Shimano XT- the narrowist apparently, onto a 68mm shell. The drive
crank is only about 6mm from the shell, so there is not much allowance
left to move the crank closer to the frame to correct for fitting the
ring to it's proper position - moving the ring onto the outside
position would be about 10mm. I have contacted the makers and they are
to send me another bike box to post it off, so not much arguement
there! I have never had a "fixed" before, so I am at a loss as to how
they will correct this. Could someone be able to tell me what is the
likely problem with this bike?