Originally Posted by lego
Would they go out as far as 135mm??? Amazing! I guess steel IS kinda bendy, if you're careful with it. Could they do this at your LBS?
Yep, my LBS can certainly do it, though I ended up not bothering as I said. Search for this on rec.bicycles.tech. 126 mm to 135 mm should be pretty straightforward. Incidentally, one of the trends in touring bikes is to put the dropouts at 132.5 mm so that either road hubs or mountain hubs can be used without difficulty. Now that's versatility
See Sheldon Brown's excellent advice at
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html