The wheel use to be just fine atleast i think but now i have to widen the frame to even get the wheel under there and it’s off center
by LatterAd169
The wheel use to be just fine atleast i think but now i have to widen the frame to even get the wheel under there and it’s off center
by LatterAd169
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You have a single speed bike with sliding rear dropouts for the axle. You need to move the wheel back enough to correctly tension the chain and center it in the frame then tighten the axle bolts gradually going from one side to the other so it doesn’t shift. .
Is it a 135mm hub inside of 120mm track dropouts?
Try to find some tentioners, it’s gonna ease wheel alignment
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It appears that (unless you have fitted larger tyres to the wheel) you have pushed the wheel further along the dropouts than they were previously.
And additionally, slightly further into one dropout than the other (it’s hard to tell from your pictures). If the axle is at the same position on the dropouts, your wheel may require work to re-dish it.
You have a track frame with a rear axle spacing of 120 mm. You are trying to fit a hub with a cassette and disc that should be 135 mm.
A track hub, for fixed gears or freewheels, is symmetrical (you can flip the wheel around to change gears). A road hub is not symmetrical because it has a cassette holder.
This is why the wheel is not aligned. You will never be able to correctly mount this wheel on this frame. Your current wheel is a road bike wheel with a conversion kit to convert it to single speed. It can only be mounted correctly on a road frame.
You need to find a wheel for a track bike.
You just jammed a 135mm geared hub on a bike that takes 120mm single speed/fixed hubs. The frame being aluminum you may have done some damage to it, because alu doesn’t like to be bent at all.