In a message dated 08/05/2007 01:18:44 GMT Standard Time, fred_rednor@yahoo.com writes:
Actually, the switch to 120mm strikes me as somewhat of a puzzle.
It may not be the reason for switching to 120mm, but it was really handy for those of us who way back then had only one pair of racing "sprint" wheels with fixed-free rear hub -- they worked on the road bike with 5-speed block and on the track bike too, without having to mess around with spacers.
Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England