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Old 01-18-12 | 09:40 PM
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FBinNY
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From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Start by deciding what freewheel you're going to use. Check and/ respace the hub so the distance from the freewheel shoulder to the locknut face is the same as the freewheel width +3mm clearance. Or lightly spin the freewheel on and fit the hub into your frame and make sure a chain wrapped over the outermost sprocket clears the frame with about 1mm clearance.

That's the spacing you need or want, and you can now measure the hub the usual way. Don't forget to confirm that the OLD matches your frame.
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