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.
edit: YOU PROMISED PORN!