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From: In a boat
Bikes: 1990 Specialized Sirrus Triple, 1985 Trek 460, 2005 Lemond Tourmalet, 1984 Schwinn LeTour 'Luxe, 1988 Trek 400T, 1985 Trek 450, 1997 Lemond Zurich, 1993 Diamond Back Apex, 1988 Schwinn Circuit, 1988 Schwinn Prologue, 1978 Trek TX700, Sannino
The only 135mm hubs I've seen are mountain hubs. 8/9/10 road hubs are 130mm and drop right into a steel 126mm frame without any fuss. So little in fact, I don't see why people even discuss it.
Just my 10 cents on STI conversions. The hoods are longer so you end up needing either a shorter stem or compact bars to maintain your riding position on the hoods. Compact bars are 31.8 clamp size. I have not seen a quill stem with a 31.8 clamp so a threadless adaptor ends up being used. It's probably just me but on a steel bike with a parallel top tube and a 1" threaded headset I enjoy downtube shifters and a quill stem. On a bike with a 1.125" threadless headset I like STIs.
Not that I'm trying to be Brad Buzzkill here. Just think about the length of the hoods and how it affects your geometry.
Last edited by BradH; 07-10-14 at 07:59 AM.