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Thanks. That's useful tip about tying the knot in the middle, as opposed to the sides which is how I did it. I will redo the test.
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This must account for why the seller was using 28 or 32mm tyres on a bike that can supposedly take 40mm. Or perhaps the real accepted size is 35mm. Odd.
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Interesting discovery. Somehow I didn't look at the chainstay inside properly.
As one can see by the two images, the place where the paint has been rubbed away, is exactly the side that was more constricted. So I am not imagining things.
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The distance is the same (35mm).
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This is amazing help. Thank you!
Found some string and will do.
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I've just checked now. The wheel has moved even further towards the same chainstay side, where clearance was less previously. So now the rim clearance is something like 8mm and 16mm, or thereabouts. The tyre on that side has also moved closer to the chainstay - to within about 2mm. Strangely, the wheel now also has a sideways play of about 1mm, even though the skewer has been tightened.
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I want to be a hipster like you : )
Truth is, I always pack too much and so I want front and back packing, hah.
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I guess the pro and contra of what you are saying would probably depend on how much money one is giving out. If the bike isn't perfect but cheap - then why not. The greater the price, the more one begins to question things.
I'm going to make a quick dash for the supermarket, before it closes. Will be back!