Thread: 130mm 7 speeds?
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Old 02-29-12 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Amesja
130mm-spaced freewheels were a HUGE mistake. The axles bent if you looked at them wrong and then there were all sorts of issues with the bearings and rubbing on the freewheel. Heck, 126mm axles bend pretty easy if you are heavy or were aggressive off-road. The 130's were 10x worse.
That's a good point. Did you have one? Was there a 130mm freewheel period in hub spacing history?
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