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Old 01-19-14 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Rebel
WNG, if the rear spacing is 126, will I need to do anything special to upgrade to a 7 spd freewheel?

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Yes and no. The 7 spd freewheel will fit fine. You may find that you get some chain rub. You can add a 1 mm spacer to fix this; the axle should be plenty long enough for that but you will probably want to redish the wheel a small amount.
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