Originally Posted by
Slash5
Have you actually measured the dropout width? That late a lot of manufacturers were doing 128 dropouts and would fit both.
If the wheel is in good shape with good nipples the redish is pretty easy if you go with the spacers.
I have. The EM is 126 measured and the wheel fits snugly in a 130 mm frame. In '89 I'm pretty sure 7 speed was still the standard and 8 came along a couple of years later.