| Hi guys, Yep Gizmo, you are right, the XT skewer has a different end on it to suit the hope disk adapter. The end is smooth on the face which touches the dropout. I tried a star washer last night but it didnt help. I'll get in touch with Hope. Its such a long time since i built the bike that i can't remember all the details!
Ian, the slot in the dropout is angled slightly forward which doesnt help matters. I noticed the other week when i looked in the local bike shop that most of the current mountain bikes had vertical slots. The wheel is always as far into the drop out as it can go, there is no need for wheelbase adjustment as such becasue the deraileur will take up the chain slack.
Is there an alternative to running the disk adapter? Is it possible to get a disk mount welded on? | 
07-Oct-2005, 09:43 
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