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TJhambone09 on March 28, 2025 12:16 am 1: Take the hub out of the bike. 2: Measure the inside-to-inside dropout spacing of the bike frame = X. 3: Measure the outside-face-of-wheel-locknut to locknut dimension = Y. 4: (X-Y)/2=Z. Buy two sets of axle spacers equaling or totaling Z. 5: Remove the lock nuts from the hub axle. 6: Insert axle spacers between lock nuts and those hex nuts. 7: Reinstall the lock nuts.
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1: Take the hub out of the bike.
2: Measure the inside-to-inside dropout spacing of the bike frame = X.
3: Measure the outside-face-of-wheel-locknut to locknut dimension = Y.
4: (X-Y)/2=Z. Buy two sets of axle spacers equaling or totaling Z.
5: Remove the lock nuts from the hub axle.
6: Insert axle spacers between lock nuts and those hex nuts.
7: Reinstall the lock nuts.