Cold setting?
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Jonny69
Senior Retro Guru
I've done it that far on a 531 Mixte frame and it is fine. The only problem is 10mm is quite a stretch and it can be some work to get the wheel in. 5-6mm you can normally just pry with your fingers, but for 10mm I had to partially get one side in and use an adjustable spanner on the dropout to get a bit more leverage. Once it's in it's fine and you can move the wheel around quite easily.
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rBotM Winner
Another problem that is often overlooked is the chance of the chainring hitting the chainstay.
I did it to my Dyna-Tech. Threaded rod, two big washers, two nuts.
Slowly wind the nuts out to the new setting. The cold setting is only partial - the spring of the steel does the rest of it. Check that you can get a brake to work with a 700c wheel in the frame before you start.
A frame that old might not index very nicely - cable routing and b/b stiffness are important to avoid ghost shifts.
Slowly wind the nuts out to the new setting. The cold setting is only partial - the spring of the steel does the rest of it. Check that you can get a brake to work with a 700c wheel in the frame before you start.
A frame that old might not index very nicely - cable routing and b/b stiffness are important to avoid ghost shifts.
