Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Let's back up a little and make sure I understand what you are trying to do. What wheel is it that you are wanting to rebuild with the 7 speed hub? If it is the Roval wheel from the first post, I don't think you are likely to find a 7 speed hub drilled for 24 spokes.
Originally Posted by
donheff
It is the Roval. Maybe I better go Read Sheldon. I assumed I could leave the wheel intact and just replace the internals - which I was calling the hub. Does the "hub" include the outer portion that the spokes attach to? Can't. Just replace the internals?
Well, this is embarrassing. My ignorance knows no bounds so I think we can safely scratch this part of the conversation. I did go to Sheldon's site and can see at a glance that my concept of what a hub is was dumb in the extreme. When a hub goes bad you rebuild the wheel or toss it.