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Old 01-18-23, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
What is the OLD (over locknut distance) of the wheel ? The Surly Steamroller dropouts are normally spaced at 120mm, so maybe your 56cm dropouts were spread apart to accommodate a wider wheel ? Either that or the dropout spacing on the 53cm frame is off somehow.
the drop out spacing on the 53 seems to narrower... this was an unanticipated FU and when i called SURLY i got put on hold and forgotten ...if the spacing has changed shouldn't Surly publicize that fact ??? and if I want to ride the 53 i guess i need to build or buy a new narrower wheel
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