Thanks, well a few reasons I see for not wanting to spread : although it’s a common operation, altering dropout spacing always puts some stress on the frame and I prefer to stay safe, especially for a nice Atala frame like this; moreover, the frame size is small, 51cm, and so stays are shorter than average, spreading would add increased stress on them and on the bridge; last, it’s more an economic issue, having started with this configuration (as mentioned, this was a first experiment and didn’t know where I was landing) replacing everything would be too expensive, just the rear wheel has been taylor made to fit the 126 spacing. So I agree, spreading the frame would solve many issues, but for now I’d rather avoiding this option.