[chruby99]

Hey guy I just got this old fisher that I am building up as a single speed. I seem to be having problems mounting the rear wheel. The non drive dropout fits the axle no problem, but the drive side/Derailer hanger side is narrow. The axle width wise is fine but diameter wise the axle does not slide into the dropout. I was considering filing down the side (insides) of the dropout is this a wise Idea. I guess I could also bend the hanger back a little to widen the dropout but I am planning to hang a chain tensoiner on there.
Any suggestions

 

[bushpig]

I am curious about this because I have a Fisher fork from a CR-7 of the same time and it is really narrow too. I basically can't fit modern axles in. At first I thought the drop outs were damaged but maybe it was an Evolution design choice.

 

[Fillet-brazed]

Hey guy I just got this old fisher that I am building up as a single speed. I seem to be having problems mounting the rear wheel. The non drive dropout fits the axle no problem, but the drive side/Derailer hanger side is narrow. The axle width wise is fine but diameter wise the axle does not slide into the dropout. I was considering filing down the side (insides) of the dropout is this a wise Idea. I guess I could also bend the hanger back a little to widen the dropout but I am planning to hang a chain tensoiner on there.
Any suggestions

It probably got dropped on the der. hanger and bent it in. I would just open it back up a bit. Should be fine.

 

[bushpig]

FB: the Fisher dropouts do seem to be smaller. Check out the picture, sorry that it is poor. It shoes a Tange Cro-Mo fork and a Fisher Evolution fork. You can see that the diameter of the inside of the dropout is noticably smaller on the Fisher fork and it is consistent on both legs. I think that this might have been a poor design.

 

[GrumpyOne]

That appears to be a 1987 (do to the color and rear brake placement). I had one just like it.

It looks like the hanger got bent in and closed up the dropout. Just take an adjustable wrench to it and open it back up a bit.

jw

Hey guy I just got this old fisher that I am building up as a single speed. I seem to be having problems mounting the rear wheel. The non drive dropout fits the axle no problem, but the drive side/Derailer hanger side is narrow. The axle width wise is fine but diameter wise the axle does not slide into the dropout. I was considering filing down the side (insides) of the dropout is this a wise Idea. I guess I could also bend the hanger back a little to widen the dropout but I am planning to hang a chain tensoiner on there.
Any suggestions

 

[chruby99]

91 huh 87

I am guessing you are right on the year. I tried out bending out the derailer hanger and it worked. Thanks for the input.

 

[RonSonic]

My 88 looks nearly identical. Only a few component differences according to the First Flight site.

Wonderful bikes. No flash or anything fancy, just a classic good looking design and surprisingly light.

Ron

 

[richieb]

fisher fork dropout problem is due to squished metal, methinks...just a filing should do it.

rb

 

[slaw]

I had a frame like this, just green in a larger size. Sold it to a friend who still rides it. In fact, I think he's bringing it on a 6 day tour we are doing next week into the Alpine country. (Summer in Oz here).
He used it in a 24 hour race we did a couple of years ago and won a new Kona for having ridden the race on the oldest bike there.

I always like how you can ping the top tube cause it's free of braze-ons.

 

[chruby99]

My Ti bling