Originally Posted by feejer

Thanks for the info, obviously I need more time learning about hubs.

The wheels and pretty much every other component on this bike are trash, I'm going to start with all new components. And, the more I think about it a 3x7 would do fine and shouldn't need to spread the frame assuming I can find a 126mm cassette hub. I'll definitely look into the Tourney flat bar brake shifters, those would be exactly what I'd want to put on this bike.

Google is hinting that the shifters won't be the hard part to track down, but a 126mm cassette hub might be, back to the search.

Appreciate the info!