Drop out problem

Just brought an old bsa frame for first fixie conversion.

Managed to get some half decent wheels on ebay only to find the diameter of axle doesnt fit my very narrow dropouts.

This may be obvious but is it possible to buy a skinnier axle and fit it to the hub or should i dremmel the fuck out of the drop outs.

Be nice.

Is this the front or back? For the front there's usually little cut outs on the axle to fit the forks.I just filed it a bit more on mine to make it fit.

Your dropouts are probably 120mm and your new wheel is likely to be 126 or 130mm. Don't take the dremmel to then that's just retarded. You can get narrower washers to fit between the cone and the locking nut. Take it to a bike shop and explain the situation they should understand straight away what needs doing.

oz, I fear you have misunderstood.

:)

Its like it with both. Im talking about the diameter of the axle not width between each dropout.

Thoughts?

I say have at it with a file.

I say have at it with a file.

the axles, not the frame :)

Oops, yeah, what he said lol

Ooh, I see. It shouldn't not fit unless there's a crap load of paint filling them up. Or you've got some BMX hubs with 14mm axles.

Angle grind 'em bigger.

Just brought an old bsa frame for first fixie conversion.

Managed to get some half decent wheels on ebay only to find the diameter of axle doesnt fit my very narrow dropouts.

This may be obvious but is it possible to buy a skinnier axle and fit it to the hub or should i dremmel the fuck out of the drop outs.

Be nice.

How old?

1. looks like the dropouts are 9mm and the axle has a 10mm diameter. Thinking just file the dropouts down 1mm?
   

Any more ideas? Surely filing the axle on two sides would fuck the thread up and stop me from fitting any spacers or nuts in the future?

Just had this exact problem with an old Raleigh I was building up. Masking taped a reference point to drops at 10mm and used a large flat file to take off the 1mm required. Used opposite dropout as a reference to keep my filing flat and horizontal. Worked a treat and no problems to report.

dom i had the same problem, i filed them both down and they are fine still. Also had to pull the front forks apart by a couple of mm to slot the axle in.

My 1950 Claud Butler was the same, I filed .5mm off of each side of the axle, and I had to spread the forks too.

You are not the only one; (from current projects.)

http://www.lfgss.com/post1416452-29076.html