Originally Posted by
bargainguy
I wouldn't use a 130 to 135mm adapter. That's a workaround. I don't like workarounds when you can get a 135mm rear wheel with no workaround.
Can we go back to the original problem for a moment? Something here I don't understand. You say your hub can't be rebuilt because it has too much play, and your LBS can't get a replacement hub.
What kind of hub are we talking here? The most cost-effective option would be to keep your rim and replace the hub, and just because your LBS can't or won't get it doesn't mean they're not available. Also, exactly what size rim are we talking? 406 in what width?
The existing wheel is Sun AT 18, 406. I don't know the exact width but I have a Marathon racer tire on it. If that info is really critical, I could pull the tire and measure. I was getting a noise off the rear wheel and my lbs took the hub apart. Now see if you can follow my "technical" language here, lol, the "brown part with the slots that the cassette fits onto" apparently has too much play and is causing some clicking. He said the bearings are fine. He tried to get a replacement for the "brown thingy" but could not. He probably can get a whole new hub, but then I am looking at rebuilding the wheel. Since the rim is from 2003 and has some wear and is a 7 speed, and I would like to eventually go to more, rebuilding the existing wheel doesn't make sense in terms of cost or benefit, does it?