Originally Posted by
nfmisso
Our T50 was 3x7 28-44-54 x 12-30; now 3x9 26-44-54 x 11-34.
There are three no coldest options that I am aware of:
1. narrow a Shimano HF-08 from 145 to 140mm - easy there is a 5mm spacer on the NDS; take it out, re-center the axle on the hub.
2. Wheelmaster hubs with spacing washers - this is what I did, works great.
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Master-A...-6&keywords=40
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Master-T...-5&keywords=40
combined with Wheelsmith spokes and Velocity Dyad rims; SRAM cassette, SRAM X.9 RD, SRAM X.0 twist grip (flat bar tandem). They have a 14mm axle with sealed bearings.
3. DT Swiss TD 540 135mm hub with spacing washers - DT used to offer 140mm hubs, but no longer listed on their website, by do show up on eBay from time to time - expensive.
Great information. I asked the original owner what the rear hub spacing was and he didn't know. Based from what I read here the bike has 140mm hub spacing so that is good to know.
Of the coldset avoidance options,
#1 seems like the easiest option.
#2 never heard of this brand of hubs. What is the quality level? Cartridge bearings? Cup and cone? Freewheel mechanism? I run Chris King on one of my singles and Campy Record on the other. I'm a pretty big proponent of quality hubs (although I don't know that I'd do Chris King again due to the high cost).
#3 would be a hard sell because a DT Swiss hub once stranded me in the middle of France...while riding Paris-Brest-Paris 2007. But never say never I suppose.
All that being said, I don't really see the problem of a 5mm cold-set. 5mm is half of a centimeter, or less than a quarter of an inch. 0.19685 of an inch, to be exact. I don't see a problem here. Maybe I am wrong? Interested in others' opinions.