Originally Posted by
5ofus
One other mitigating factor is my rear wheel is a free wheel. My LBS told me "stretching" the frame to fit 130mm would throw the whole bike off. Not sure if that is true or if they were just trying to get rid of me at the time.
I'm pretty sure it has a cassette on a
freehub, not a freewheel. By 1992 almost any decent bike used cassettes. My '92 1420 certainly did. Also, have someone measure the rear dropout spacing carefully. I'd be very surprised if it isn't 128 mm and would allow you to safely use a 130 mm hub.
It sounds like you need a different, more cooperative bike shop.