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Adding 10lb to my rear wheel AMA #BikeTooter #eBikes
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the #GrinMAC itself is supposed to be 8.4lb, but with the heavier spokes+rim and tire+tube (still 1.75in but going from kenda kontact to conti tour and a slime heavy-duty tube) The old hub+spokes+rim+tire+tube was 3.3lb, new stuff 12.7 (no cassette on either weight.)
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chainstays need to get 8mm more between them, 130 original. Can I put a threaded rod between them and run two nuts outward? ...
Show threadGrinch-stanAug 21, 2023

@enobacon

steel frame?👍

Anything else 👎

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@Karstan iff you're careful not to let it walk out of the dropout on the way back, but how far do I need to go to get plastic deformation? Went to 150, still at 131 😞
Aug 21, 2023 at 3:29amWeb
Show threadGrinch-stanAug 21, 2023
@enobacon Oh wow! I never had springback that high. The couple times I did it I think I had to go about about 2x the change I was hoping for (eg stretch 16mm for 8mm change).
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@Karstan the axle I got only goes to 180, and wrenching on that is tedious. I've never done a 20in one
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@Karstan going at it with lumber, a couple 4ft boards, but now I can't gauge how far it's going 😬
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@Karstan got a helper to hold the tape across the tops of the boards, not the same spot as with the axle but it was close to 190, might have had threads for that