Bob,

Thanks for the advice. I am not sure what the problem with the lugs are. It
looks like the threads only go part of the way through the lug. I had the frame
powder coated before shipment from Bentech. It might have been a build up of
the powder coating, Anyway I have used a longer bolt with a nut and the boom is
rock solid.

To the best of my knowledge I received the frame with misaligned dropouts. I
received the frame about a month ago and it has been on my workbench up until I
started to assemble it last week. Nothing has fallen on it and I have not
dropped it. I have sent an e-mail to Dom and I am awaiting a reply. Can a LBS
re-align the dropouts?

Thanks again,
Tom

Bob <bob-laura@...> wrote:
Tom,
You could have shifting problems. Also, increased wear on the chain
because of side loading. Did the frame come to you this way?
if you obtained from BentTech I would talk with them about this
alignment problem, 10 mm offset seems too high to me. On my first
frame I'm about 2-3 mm offset.

On your bolt problem, are the treads bad or is the lug misaligned? I
used bolt through the lugs so I wouldn't have a problem with treads in
the lug. Your idea of a longer bolt with a nut is what I use and have
no problem

Bob
--- In bentechriders@yahoogroups.com, "ski_wright" <ski_wright@...> wrote:
>
> I am building up a pre welded frameset. After I got the headset,
> handle bars, seat, and wheels attached I noticed that when the rear
> axle is completly in the dropouts the front of the wheel cants towards
> the left chainstay. The front of the rim is 3 cm from the right
> chainstay and 2 cm from the left. Is this enough of a difference to
> cause poor shifting?
>
> One of the lug that is attached to clamp the boom in place has bad
> threads. I have tried several bolts all of which come out stripped.
> I was thinking of drilling out the threads and putting a longer bolt
> with a nut on the end. Do Ya'll think this would work and do you have
> any other ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Tom
>





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