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Old 01-13-10 | 10:22 AM
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Bikes: 1994 Proctor Townsend Reynolds 753, TT S3 True North, Kona Major Jake, Kona Honky Tonk, Marinoni Puima, Cannondale BBU

Originally Posted by elTwitcho
At some point in the future I'm going to want to build new wheels for the geared racer (it came with 36 3 cross which I'm not fond of for a fast bike), is it still possible to build new wheels with 7 speed cassettes?
Yes. The frame is steel with 126mm rear spacing. You can simply force a 9/10 speed 130mm wheel in there. You can still get new 7 speed cassettes to work with 9/10 speed hubs with a proper spacer.

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