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Lithuania
09-25-07, 06:19 PM
My stupid bianchi san jose has 130mm drop outs but a 120mm hub spaced out to fit. The way this is setup its about impossible to get the cog off without taking apart the hub. This is way too much a pain in the ass so I figure I might aswell upgrade from the stock cheap alex rims.
I really dont know much about wheels so forgive me if the following sounds retarded.
I dont really see many hub options out there for a 130 single speed so I will probably just got with the surly 130 free/fix. What other options would you recommend?
Where I am conflicted is on rim options. Is open pro / dt swiss really the standard for clincher rims? Seems a little heavy and boring.
Is it worth it to go tubular instead?
*new*guy
09-25-07, 07:09 PM
My stupid bianchi san jose has 130mm drop outs but a 120mm hub spaced out to fit. The way this is setup its about impossible to get the cog off without taking apart the hub. This is way too much a pain in the ass so I figure I might aswell upgrade from the stock cheap alex rims.
I really dont know much about wheels so forgive me if the following sounds retarded.
I dont really see many hub options out there for a 130 single speed so I will probably just got with the surly 130 free/fix. What other options would you recommend?
Where I am conflicted is on rim options. Is open pro / dt swiss really the standard for clincher rims? Seems a little heavy and boring.
Is it worth it to go tubular instead?
there are so many options depending on your budget... are you planning to build them yourself?
http://www.bikemannetwork.com/category.php?code=COMPHUSS&p=1&store=1
I would probably get some hi-flange pauls myself... so pretty.
Lithuania
09-25-07, 07:28 PM
No I am not building these myself. One day I will teach myself but right now i get frustrated to easily.
A lot of the hubs on that link are either 135 or have no size listed so I am not sure what I can use.
*new*guy
09-26-07, 03:31 AM
No I am not building these myself. One day I will teach myself but right now i get frustrated to easily.
A lot of the hubs on that link are either 135 or have no size listed so I am not sure what I can use.
The pauls i mentioned are available in 130. you could also fit 135s in your frame with no problem given that it's steel so don't let that be a limiting factor.
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