Re: [CR] Problemo ...

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 22:51:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR] Problemo ...


No Problemo. You can easily convert your vintage campy hub to 130mm, and even use genuine parts, either by purchasing an entire axle set, or a universal 160mm+ axle and cutting it to the right size:

http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?c=Hub&sc=Axle%20Sets&id=177073810149 http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?c=Hub&sc=Axles&id=177073810149

Or you can source the 26tpi parts from Wheels Manufacturing (Axle only) through your LBS :

http://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/469/32/

The great thing about a 126 mm or 130 mm axle is that you can still run an ultra-6 or 7-speed freewheel on either one, just crank down on the limit screw so the derailleur doesn't drop the chain onto the axle. In fact, I am running a 5-speed regina freewheel on my 126mm beater Raleigh Pro right now.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA, USA