Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
You might not have to mess with respacing the rear triangle. My QBP book lists the Nexus-3 coaster brake hub as 120mm OLD and the Nexus-7 coaster brake as 127mm OLD.
The 7-speed rim brake version only comes in 130mm but I'm thinking that it shouldn't take much effort to lose a 5mm spacer on the left side.
Thanks for looking that up - I was thinking the Nexus was a 130mm but couldn't find it during a quick search yesterday.