Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
Let's backtrack...
True, you don't want to use a hub spaced at 120mm in a 126mm frame.
I forgot about the issue of the skewer length. This would be a deal breaker for an Ofmega hub (unless you can find one on ebay or somewhere).
You asked about the fragility of the ofmega hub. The skewer nut is aluminum, so you cannot skimp on skewer length. Mine is 153mm long. Yours needs to be in a similar ballpark to use in a 126mm frame.
If the skewer is long enough, I'd like to hear an objection to using a WM 08 in place of the original axle. I can't think of a reason you can't do that or at least try it.
I just respaced a 130mm rear hub to 126mm........
Re-spacing a rear wheel from 130+ to 126. What's really involved??
.......and I found out that the WM08 axle is too long for 126mm spacing. You will need to cut it down to make it work for 126mm.
SurferRosa alerted me to that during my respace.
I cut it down to just a smidge short of 137mm and it worked perfectly.
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