My thoughts exactly, Robert. Jay Sexton Sebastopol, CA
On 1/2/2011 4:34 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org wrote:
> Message: 9 Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 05:59:19 -0700 From:
> mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net Subject: Re: [CR] Converting a Phil Wood 126mm
> rear to 120mm To: M-gineering <info@m-gineering.nl> Cc: Classic
> Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID:
> 1293973159.4d2076a7ba62d@www.mrrabbit.net Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset=ISO-8859-1 Instead of destroying perfectly good high-end
> parts, why doesn't the OP just purchase one from Phil, online or at
> the LBS? =8-) Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA Quoting M-gineering
> <info@m-gineering.nl>:
>> > On 1/2/2011 8:23 PM, Owen Wrigley wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > Dear Friends,
>>> > >
>>> > > I am looking to convert a 126mm Phil Wood freewheel rear hub
>>> > > to a 120mm hub. Those fine people at Phil Wood?s Technical
>>> > > support have informed me that I can do so by replacing the
>>> > > 25mm non-drive side axle cap with an axle cap of 18.5mm.
>>> > > (Obviously, the wheel will need to be re-dished, as well.)
>>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > that will make it a 119.5mm hub;)
>> >
>> >
>>> > > Now, does anyone have a spare 18.5mm Phil Wood axle cap?
>>> > >
>>> > > Or a truly dead 120mm rear hub from which such might be
>>> > > salvaged? Cosmetic appearance is of very minor importance
>>> > > to me for this item. Functional will do just fine.
>> >
>> > Or stick what you have in a lathe and cut it down?
>> >
>> > --
>> > mvg
>> >
>> > Marten Gerritsen
>> > Kiel Windeweer