Quick Questions

[Kinchy]

Intead of all this fancy shit, why couldn't you just put a nut in the back of the crank and tighten the pedal into that?

[hugh.]

I need to run a 135mm hub but the frame has 130mm spacing. Its an aluminium Specialized Tricross. Will I be ok if I stretch it that extra 5mm?

[hugh.]

Im going to run it SS so there will be no shifting mech to fuck up if that helps

[Kinchy]

Aluminium frames are generally stiffer. I don't know if I would want to risk it because you will never stretch it equally each side so the wheel will always want to run slightly off. What wheel is it?

[hugh.]

Chrisking laced to an Alex EN24

[hugh.]

Would a chrisking road axle fit a mtb hub?

[Admiral Ackbar]

get in contact with CK and see if you can convert it to 130. i wouldnt stretch an alloy frame, but thats just me

[Brooklynrider]

Spreading an aluminum frame is never a good idea. As previously mentioned, Aluminum is stiffer and will most likely crack before it stretches.

[Narcoleptic Insomniac]

You could use narrower cone nuts if you can find any that fit.

[Admiral Ackbar]

king hubs don't use threaded cones

[Narcoleptic Insomniac]

Oh i missed the part where he said it was a Chris King.

[Brooklynrider]

Does riding a road bike work out your lower back muscles a lot? I've had a slipped disc for over 2 years now and ever since I have started riding a road bike, my back hurts a lot less. If I ride the road bike all week and the bmx bike during the weekends, I have no back pain whatsoever.

[Admiral Ackbar]

yea when you ride the drops it does stretch out your back muscles a bit, and theres also the benefit of better core strength

[_tom_]

So who the fuck makes 8" rise bars in chrome and a decent width these days? I can't find any anywhere without paying through the nose. I may have to settle for raw.

[tim_sch]

S&M Slams.