Old 08-27-10 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Pinyon
They indicated that I should go with a modern Shimano 105 rear hub, that has been modified to fit into the 126 mm space.
If it was my bike that's what I would do but I'd use a 7-speed freehub body.

Even 130 mm hubs are dished pretty seriously with a 8/9/10-speed freehub body. I'd think that putting that wide freehub body on a 126 mm hub would be a recipe for ruin.
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