Quote Originally Posted by fortyfour View Post
This may be useful to this thread. Sometimes I need to add a secondary dimple to the outside profile of the drive side chainstay for chainring clearance. I've been meaning to put this one together for some time, and this latest 29+ project which is a Rohloff build (Rohloff requires 135mm rear spacing, so 73mm BB shell width was a must) had me looking for a little extra room for that drive side chainring to chainstay clearance.
You can pretty easily make a 150mm Rohloff by modifying a TS left side extended length axle plate (even on the CC/DB/QR hub).


Drill it out for a QR, thread on a spacer, and you can add 15mm of offset.

Did you consider offset chainstays like on the Pugsley?

I'm impressed by the smooth shapes of your manipulated stays, the pocket in your form does a great job of supporting the shape. I do wonder about how well almost flattened chainstays do with lateral loads though.

alex