Hello Joe go to your LBS and buy a 1 mm washer for the hub. very easy fix and way cheap. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> I'm squeezing a Suntour Ultra - 6 freewheel into the space of a
> conventional 5-speed freewheel, on a Campagnolo low-flange hub between
> normal 120mm-spaced dropouts.
>
> I figured out that I had to adjust the screws on the dropout adjusting
> bolts toward the rear, so that the teeth of the smallest cog don't hit the
> seatstay.
>
> However, in the large chainring/small cog combination, the chain rubs on
> the seatstay, ever so slightly. I would like to use that combination some
> times . . .
>
> So, what are the options?
>
> 1) Are thinner (2.7 mm vs. 3.2mm) spacers available for between the larger
> cogs for the Ultra? (would 1mm space make enough difference? maybe not)
>
> 2) Should I look for a 132mm or 134mm #29/R rear axle, to replace the
> 129mm one, (I'm assuming that this is the length of the axle, since that
> is the default length in the nearest-to-date Campy catalog) and add a
> spacer on the freewheel side, and ever-so-slightly widen the space between
> the dropouts?
>
> Suggestions appreciated, and, if you happen to have a longer axle -- I'd
> go for the 134mm -- let me know off line.
>
> thanks,
> Joel Niemi / Snohomish, Warshington
> bberryacres at hotmail dot com
>
> Oh, and by the way, no problem getting my 1971 NR rear derailleur to cover
> 14-26.