Originally Posted by
mtnbke
However, the much more elegant solution is to take whatever 130mm hub you want to use, I assume a cassette free hub and actually look at the thing. I've posted this before, and most people don't know this trick, but looking at the Ultegra 6500 Hub here next to my computer there is a spacer on each side of the hub. In between the outer locknut and the cone. You remove the spacer on each side and if you don't have a hub that measures 126mm its imperceptibly close. You do NOT need those spacers. Take them out and its a 126mm hub. Look at the front hub of any subset. Its outer locknut up against the cone on the Ultegra 6500 matching front hub. Your local bike shop will never tell you this trick because they want to sell you a new hub. But its common knowledge.
I'd make the hub you want to use 126mm if you can, before I'd start bending my frame on purpose, but that's just me.
Thanks for this. Great thoughts. I was actually wondering about that idea, and will peak at the hub in a bit. Question: Is it possible to just remove ONE of the spacers if that gives me the clearance? (Sorry, "Dish" is still one of those concepts I am learning about and not sure what messes with what.). I feel like from what I recall, I need the spacer on the cassette side to have clearance for the smallest cog with the frame.