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All of this is me hypothesizing, so take it with a grain of salt: the widest part of the frame is probably the rear half. When mounted, a bike wheel helps keep
by btgeekboy 10y ago
All of this is me hypothesizing, so take it with a grain of salt: the widest part of the frame is probably the rear half. When mounted, a bike wheel helps keep the rear "fork" spread properly, but if you were to drop an aluminum frame without the wheel there, it would easily bend.
- jononor 10y agoStandard way of shipping bikes from manufacturer is with, and front wheel not mounted. Pic: https://securecart.net/merchant/387/images/site/bikebox.jpg https://securecart.net/merchant/387/images/site/bikebox.jpg There are plastic fork clips that are used for support when the wheel/axel is not in place.