Originally Posted by
Sean_G
Can I ask what the dropout spacing is on our bikes? I've been thinking about eventually upgrading from the Nexus 3 to a Nexus 8. As you reference above, BD do sell a Nexus 8 version of this bike, but I'm wondering which 8 I would need to get so as not to have to worry about spreading the dropouts.
Dropout spacing on the Oxford is 120mm. Being a chromoly frame, the rear triangle should be fairly easy to cold set. If you want to get more gears without respacing the frame, you can get a Soma Iggy 5 speed wheel. It comes with the Sturmey Archer S-RF5, spaced to 119mm. I almost went this route when I decided for the drop bar conversion, but opted to make the setup as simple as possible by using the Automatix hub. I like the result.