Originally Posted by
mparker326
I've never seen an old SA AW that was 126. Usually they are 114 with a 5 & 3/4 inch axle. You have to swap out to the longer 6 1/4 axle if you want it to be 120.
Be careful as most of the old AW's (pre-70's which are supposed to function better) have 40 spoke holes which make it harder to find a suitable rim. There are 36 hole versions of AW's, but they are less common. You can find 40 hole rims, but they are rarer. I found a 40 hole 27 inch rim that I used to build up an AW.
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Holes!
thanks for the advice. It would not occur to me to count them. I am nearly a Clyde (220 lbs), I frequently carry a lot of groceries and my commute crosses a lot of RR tracks and other crappy road conditions, so a 40 spoke wheel might be a good idea anyway. But yes, it would make finding a suitable rim a lot more difficult not to mention adding another $4 to the cost of the spokes.