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@rogermorse
Hello. I am going forward with the bike project. Today I mounted the BB, chainring and everything, and then the chain. I had a long chain, with the 'quick release' thing. Which didn't work. That means, once I had the correct length, taking the quick release thing made the chain a bit too short. Ok I could have added the piece of chain that I had left before....but the garage was closing so I had to hurry.
The result is this: the chain is very very tense (which I think is good), cannot even reach the rear triangle pipe, and its length doesn't allow the hub to reach the end of the dropouts (which I think is good because keeps the chain in costant tension). I know that normally you can have screws on the dropout to 'choose' the distance of the hub axle. But I don't have them on this frame, so the 5 seconds solution I have thought of, has been to put a piece of metal between the axle and the dropout. The piece of metal has a shape that doesn't allow it to snap out of the dropout (it just doesn't come off because of the shape), and is solid enough to prevent the axle to come further upwards.
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Now....what is the correct solution? Should I make the chain longer so that the axle touch the dropouts at the same point ? Should I just add two rings ?