Why cold spread (steel frame)?

You don’t really need to cold spread the frame since the movement (2mm per side) will be will well within the limits of elastic deformation of the steel. I ran 120mm singlespeed wheels on a 130mm rear end for years with no ill effects.

The only thing that could really be of concern is the miss-alignment of the rear mech hanger but if it works I wouldn’t bother doing anything.

Mike

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