Originally Posted by
alcjphil
Your bike does not have a cassette, it has a 5 speed freewheel. Cassette hubs are a minimum of 126mm wide and that is for a 7 speed cassette hub. If you are going to spread the frame you might as well go to 130mm giving you a wide selection of road cassette wheels. Your options are a 5 or 6 speed freewheel or to spread the frame
guess i just don't know my terminology and what pieces are what. i guess i'm looking to put an X-speed freewheel on then - that will keep me from having to spread the frame, yes?
see, i'm learning already!