Originally Posted by
Joe_Gardner
I'm betting a local competent bike shop could spread the frame to fit a modern 26" mtn bike hub. I would not worry about stuff happening 2 - 3 years down the road, get your bike built up now, you seem to have a good idea of what to do, and then ride it.
I toured the top half of the GDT on a superlite w/ a bob ibex. The trailer held up, but the bob QR's bend easily, pack an extra. I'm glad I had a fully suspended bike, but that obviously adds extra issues should something break when away from town. Luckly, nothing did or has. There were road days where suspension sucked and I really wished I had a hard tail or no susspension at all. But any time I jumped back on a trail, I was happy for it. Good luck!
Hi Joe thanks for the tips. Got any hints for packing the trailer and how it affects handling, or does it not matter too much? I checked out your site, in the pic of you in the plus 50 jersey on the fixie, are those Stratos 200 bars? How do you like them? Thanks again...
Originally Posted by
balindamood
I have a couple of thoughts, having built a two similar bicycles, but they can be summed up in a single phrase:
-Leave it stock
Interesting, this would certainly save me some time and money. So you're saying because the hub/axle is 120mm, and solid instead of hollow, it's much less prone to bending than other freewheel systems? (I didn't realize till just now I can use BOB Nutz to hook the trailer to a nutted axle).
So as far as the sealed cartridge vs. open bearing system comparison, this is what I'm getting: Sealed are good for no hassle use, but when they go out there isn't much that can be done. Unsealed will need routine maintenance, but they really can't totally fail out in the middle of nowhere as long as you have the tools to remove, clean, repack? Is that right?
Thanks again...