Re: [CR]WTB: Campagnolo axle needed

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Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:33:52 -0400
To: nickzz@mindspring.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]WTB: Campagnolo axle needed


At 9:23 PM -0400 9/3/04, nick zatezalo wrote:
>I have a 120mm spaced Campagnolo rear hub and need an axle to
>convert it to 126mm spacing.

You don't need to replace the axle to do this. Just add spacers and re-center the existing axle, it is plenty long enough. You only need a couple of mm of overhang.

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