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Excuse the callow question, but how does one get the rear chain adjustment right on a plunger framed ES2? Do you just make the adjuster bolts the same length i.e. the same amount of exposed thread ? If you've got one, how do you personally do it? I'm mostly concerned about the wheel being central. I use the method I mention and the bike 'handles' OK, but is it right?
Thanks,
Adam
Hi Adam. Only careful meas…
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Hi Les, So, get the rear w…
Hi Les,
So, get the rear wheel in line with the front first and THEN adjust the chain proportionally. Logical. I will try the string and sight line method first- 'pick the low hanging fruit first'- but that laser method is obviously better.
Thanks for your advice Les,
Adam
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Hi Adam. Only careful measurementwith reference to theframe centre line will ensure the wheel is central, but if the rest of the bikeand frame is true and you have the correct spacers, then a rear wheel built with its rim central to the hub flanges should automatically put the wheel correctly centralwithin the frame.
It is another thing to get the rear wheel IN LINE with the front one though, when you use the adjusters. You can use a straight edge such as a long plank of timber, even string but you have to allow for the different tyre widths. You might even want to buildmy laser alignment tool! ....See:
http://www.realclassic.co.uk/techfiles/wheelalignment.html
Les