• Hi, I have a Rotor 3D Track Crankset with a 43,5mm chainline and a Phil Wood high flange fixed hub with a 42mm chainline.

    I want to know the way of correcting this 1,5mm difference in my chainline.

    Although I did some research I couldn't find this info.

    Tusen Takk !!!

  • Spacer?

  • Is this the neatest solution ? I ask this because it's for a really nice project. So it would be a spacer between the hub and the cog or a spacer for the axle? Also where can I buy these? Do they come in 0,5 mm? Thanks

  • A spacer between the hub and the cog. Make sure there is enough thread still for the cog.
    SS-spacers, cassette spacers, bb- spacers(like hollowtech) thay all fit with the same diameter.
    I have used a bb- spacer on a fixed hub recently.

  • 1.5 mm isn’t worth bothering too much about but, even though I know this, I too would be wanting to improve it.

    What cog are you using? If you look on Sheldon somewhere there is a table showing that there is enough brand variation to take out a lot of that 1.5 mm just by means of a change of sprocket.

  • Thanks for the responses...I am using a phil wood hub and cog

  • According to Sheldon Brown, the chainline of your Phil Wood hub and sprocket is: 36.75mm + 6.05mm (http://sheldonbrown.com/chainline-single.html) This gives a chainline of 42.8mm.

    That gives a 0.7mm difference which really is negligible considering the 350mm+ distance between your cranks and sprocket and I would not add a spacer.

    Also, how accurate is your measurement of the Rotor chainline? If you measured with micrometers, then ok but if it's measured with a plastic ruler or the like then it wont be accurate to anything less than +/-2mm.

    I'd build it up without a spacer, lube it and ride it. If it makes a noise, you can always add a spacer later, no harm done. I reckon it'll be fine without.

  • Many thanks for all the answers !!!

    Phil, that is such an interesting work of research ...

    Cheers

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How can I align a 43,5mm crankest chainline to a 42mm rear hub chainline?

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