Nah. Might get annoying at times but keep the wheel true-ish and set the wheel tightly and sensibly, I’d ride that.
sfelizzia on
ideal fitment imo but you can put some tape on the inside of the stays and check after a few rides
drphrednuke on
If it doesn’t touch, it’s good. Just keep the wheel true
racefacexc on
If your wheels are lately stiff enough you might be ok. If they lose tension over time, as most will without periodic maintenance, then they could get into the stays on high lateral load turns
Gr8hound on
I’ve always read that you should have 3mm clearance on each side.
Having said that, I only have 2mm clearance on my road bike and so far so good. But I make sure the wheel is still true before each ride and check the chainstays periodically.
CommercialShip810 on
Definitely not. If you saw my.old road bike w 28s stuffed in it your scream. It was 0.5mm at the caliper.
logjames on
On dry pavement it should be fine. Stay off of the wet stuff unless you like holes in your chain stays
TheDaysComeAndGone on
Can you fit a 2mm hex key through all the gaps? Then it’s probably okay if everything is nice and true and uniform and stiff and you don’t ride through mud.
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Helicopter tape on the chain stays and send it.
Nah. Might get annoying at times but keep the wheel true-ish and set the wheel tightly and sensibly, I’d ride that.
ideal fitment imo but you can put some tape on the inside of the stays and check after a few rides
If it doesn’t touch, it’s good. Just keep the wheel true
If your wheels are lately stiff enough you might be ok. If they lose tension over time, as most will without periodic maintenance, then they could get into the stays on high lateral load turns
I’ve always read that you should have 3mm clearance on each side.
Having said that, I only have 2mm clearance on my road bike and so far so good. But I make sure the wheel is still true before each ride and check the chainstays periodically.
Definitely not. If you saw my.old road bike w 28s stuffed in it your scream. It was 0.5mm at the caliper.
On dry pavement it should be fine. Stay off of the wet stuff unless you like holes in your chain stays
Can you fit a 2mm hex key through all the gaps? Then it’s probably okay if everything is nice and true and uniform and stiff and you don’t ride through mud.