Bit flummoxed with this one. Any and all help greatly appreciated, o ye of superior mechanical wisdom…

Brand new frame, and my rear wheel just wouldn't fit in. On closer examination, the left dropout fits it fine, but the right one (which is chromed, if that helps or hinders) is too narrow. Maybe by 1-2mm (calipers at home, so can't be more precise just yet).

I've tried some gentle levering along the vertical axis (trying not to fuck with the alignment too much) but to no avail.

Any ideas? Is there a specific tool for this? Or is it a case of dropping it into a shop and letting a mechanic wrestle cash off me unnecessarily?

Take it back to where you bought it and swap it with another frame ?

Or is this just another instance of HTFU and apply greater leverage?

Okay, "brand new eBay frame".
NOS Eddy Merckx from the early '90s.

Ok, Gotcha!

I think it's time to file the drop outs.

Or apply some top quality HTFU (as usual)!

Sorted now.

Move along now. Move along…
;)

have you filed the drop out yet?

No. It was visibly pincered down from the front (the hub was closer to fitting at the furthest point than the front of the dropout), so I gave it a tiny lever up with the back of a 10mm spanner, padded with some cloth, and that did the trick neatly…

While we're here though: filing chrome? Smart or stupid?

Every time.

"Endurezca la cogida para arriba"

(God bless clunky Babelfish)

durcissez la baise vers le haut

性交を堅くしなさい

Google (translate text function) translates this as:

"Sexual intercourse with them firmly"


:D