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Fitting wheel hubs to frames and forks question?

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Andyboy77:

--- Quote from: BMX1973 on February 23, 2017, 09:53 PM ---Thanks, the wheels are for a rider so want to get it right  :daumenhoch:




--- Quote from: Andyboy77 on February 23, 2017, 09:40 PM ---"Just curious as sure I seen some builds with washers on inside to stop the dropouts being pulled in."

...for that very reason I have washers on the inside of my bike too.  :daumenhoch:  (one at the freewheel side and two at the other - in my case).
It also seemed like as it made it a bit easier for me to center the rear wheel more precisely. But I don't have any washers at the inside of the forks.

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When I once got my bike back from a mechanic, it was the other way around. Two washers at the freewhell side - which gave it more clearance towards the dropouts inside as he pointed out, but the bike didn't roll straight.

dancetothedrummersbeat:
I always fit washers on the outside of the dropouts, and also on the inside when space allows, to give a bit of extra clearance to the hubs and tires to the chainstays. Same with my forks. The number of washers each side depends on the hub/freewheel set up and freewheel/chainring/chain alignment. The back end on my gjs freestyler is tighter than cher lloyds arse, so no room for washers on the inside. I'll probably never ride it though, so it doesn't really matter

BMX1973:

Thanks chaps. Nice to get advice and opinions. :)

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