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05-24-16 | 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

You really want to use the correct size hub spacing if you have an Aluminum for Carbon frame. But, steel has some give to it, so should not be a problem.

I don't agree. Carbon fiber and aluminum can be flexed without problems if you need to use a slightly wider hub. My Cannondale touring series bikes have 132.5mm OLD so that 130mm or 135mm hubs can be used. If you were going from a 126mm to a 135mm, the frame can't flex that much but neither can a steel frame. You'd need to cold set a steel frame for that much of a difference which I'll agree isn't an option for a carbon or aluminum frame. But if the difference is only 5mm, that's not going to cause many problems.

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