FrizzleFried
Well-Known Member
OK... so I need about 1/2" out of my chainstay to fit my rim + disc + spacer necessary for the disc to fit. It's a little more than I can handle myself (without tools)... which is worrisome as if I did get my brother over here to help me get this rim on ... what happens when I am out in the field and I need to remove the rim for some reason?
It's for that reason I wanted to come up with a "one person" solution to this problem. The way I see it... I could either come up with a spreader of some sort that I could carry in my tool bag... OR I could permanently tweak the chainstay out a bit.
Option 1 would require a tool that I could fit between spokes to "spread" the chain stay while I put the rim on. I am open to suggestions but the closest I could come up with would be a manifold spreader I found on Amazon. I'm not sure if it's long enough though. Any suggestions on this end of things would be greatly appreciated...
Option 2 is a little scarier... especially with the powder coating I have...
What say you about this option? Does this compromise the strength of the chainstay? What are the chances of jacking up my powerdercoat employing this method?
I would actually PREFER to come up with a solution using option 1... BUUUUT.... I'm open at this point.
It's for that reason I wanted to come up with a "one person" solution to this problem. The way I see it... I could either come up with a spreader of some sort that I could carry in my tool bag... OR I could permanently tweak the chainstay out a bit.
Option 1 would require a tool that I could fit between spokes to "spread" the chain stay while I put the rim on. I am open to suggestions but the closest I could come up with would be a manifold spreader I found on Amazon. I'm not sure if it's long enough though. Any suggestions on this end of things would be greatly appreciated...
Option 2 is a little scarier... especially with the powder coating I have...
What say you about this option? Does this compromise the strength of the chainstay? What are the chances of jacking up my powerdercoat employing this method?
I would actually PREFER to come up with a solution using option 1... BUUUUT.... I'm open at this point.