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02-08-12 | 04:57 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by Mild Al

I haven't looked inside the hub, but from what I've seen online, the SA axle has a gear right in the middle of it. I'm not sure whether the gear is cast as part of the axle, or whether I could somehow slide the current axle out and slide a longer one in. So far, I haven't been able to find a longer SA axle (one with that gear on it) online.

I always go on the assumption that if someone put it together, you can take it apart. It may not be easy but...

Looking at this

It looks like the axle is separate.

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