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Using this method - rather than the 2x4 method - I think I should manage to spread the dropouts equally.
Before tightening the nuts I measured the amount of axle protruding from the outside of the dropouts (14mm on either side). I have now tightened the nuts so that there is only 6mm protruding on either side. Should be equal stretch on either side, no? Jazzy rug may indeed be creating an optical illusion.
Will find out later today whether 145mm is overdoing things. Given how springy the steel is, I think it's likely to be too little rather than too much. And yes, I'm only trying to get it to somewhere between 125mm and 130mm.
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