After riding the Grasshopper and the rough rocky dirt sections it was clear that I needed to tighten up my corrected (read: filed) dropouts. On the climbs and out of the saddle the wheel was rubbing on the NDS chain stay. All that severe bumping allowed the wheel to move forward into it's old position.
My previous "beer can shim" approach was not going to work long term with rough roads. You can see in the pic that I created a permanent shim.
My previous "beer can shim" approach was not going to work long term with rough roads. You can see in the pic that I created a permanent shim.
I roughed up and cleaned the dropout with acetone. Next, I mixed some marine epoxy with cabosil to make a strong paste. Using a mold of sorts or at least a fill guide inside the dropout I put the paste in and left it for 24hrs.
With the beer can and vent tape off here's the cured epoxy. Seems to have bonded well with the frame and even to the hanger somewhat.
Using a flat and round file I shaped and trimmed it so it allowed the plastic part of the wheel axle to fit tightly in there. Also had to file the sides since the skewer will need to clamp on the hanger/frame part well.
It is perfectly inline now. The front sits inbetween the chain stays and the top is right between the brakes/seat stays.
Using a flat and round file I shaped and trimmed it so it allowed the plastic part of the wheel axle to fit tightly in there. Also had to file the sides since the skewer will need to clamp on the hanger/frame part well.
It is perfectly inline now. The front sits inbetween the chain stays and the top is right between the brakes/seat stays.
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