Ok novice bike component sourcing question.

I have 1 steel frame with rear triangle spacing of 140mm.

I just got some wheels 2013 mavic cross trails 135×9/12.

Have i ballsed up here getting the 135 or should I have looked for a 140mm wheel.

I guess it fits if i pull the rear triangle together… My main concern is whether a 10 speed xt cassette is going to fit on him.

Any help which will stop me sweating will be appreciated.

Cheers

What frame is it?

Its a soul

135mm then cotics are 135mm never 140mm. never have I seen a 140mm mtb.

This is a bit odd then. I felt pretty sure getting a 135 hub, but then when i looked at the fit i started to sweat.

I measured the rear dropout spacing and its bang on 140

Is it second hand?

Define “measured”… 🙂

Its 135mm.The mavics will run a 10spd cassette.

Now stop sweating. 🙂

put it in and tighten up the QR.

my intense has a drop out spacing of 165mm but is ment to run a 150mm hub. but thats intense for you.

Have you measured between the inside or outside of the dropouts?

Everything will fit. You will be fine.

Listen up guys, well you know i wrote dum ass in the title of the post? Well I get the prize 😳

In my haste to piece things together and look at how the bike might look, i forgot to put the gear hanger in….

Thanks for all the replies….

nothing to see here…. case closed 😳

Good effort 😀