Originally Posted by
elbows
Hmm, I hadn't even thought about rear dropout spacing. My current frame is 126mm, but I have the IRO flip-flop hub which I think can be respaced easily.
The IRO hub is the same as the Formula hub, right? Looks like this (maybe without the spaces in the flange)?
If so, I had to respace mine when I moved it from my 120mm spaced Gitane to my Cross Check. It was extremely easy, but you have to replace the axle. Finding the right axle was a little tricky because I didn't know what I was looking for. What you need is this:
The only place I could find that had it was
Harris Cyclery. I tried to buy it from my LBS but they couldn't even figure out how to order it.
If you bought the 126mm version from IRO, that might work for 130mm, but the 120mm version definitely does not.