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Ive just bought a bizango to commute on and it has adjusable dropouts.
The rear wheel isnt sitting true in the frame and it closer to the non driveside chainstay compared to the other. Also the dropouts looks as though one is further back than the other.
Having never had dropouts like this before whats the best way to set them up and should they be fully in or fully out on the frame (which makes the wheel base longer or shorter)
cheers
Steve
Just loosen off the retaining bolts on the drop outs, whilst leaving the wheel seated. If there are tension screws then back them off so the dropouts (wheel fitted) will move freely enough for you to position the wheel where you want it to be.
Ideally slam it up against the inside of the dropout for a shorter chain stay = snappier ride. Also easier to see that the dropouts are square within the frame. Back it off slightly from here and use the tension bolts (if it has them) to keep the wheel square if you need more clearance / desire a longer chain stay - it's dead easy.
Also, by slamming (sliding) the dropouts in as far as they go, you'll be able to see if it's actually the dishing of your rear wheels that's off. Same thing applies if you pull them all the way to the back of the frame.
To adjust:
Loosen off the locknuts (the ones on the tug bolts).
Loosen the clamp bolts.
Adjust tug bolts (that move the dropouts) to desired tension/wheelbase.
Tighten clamp bolts.
Hold the tug bolts in place and do up the locknuts against the frame.
It's not that hard really, that's how I do mine (voodoo bokor). As it's just commuting, it probably doesn't matter how you have the wheelbase. I'd make it as long as possible to make the bike more stable and give more room for crap.