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Originally Posted by MacG
nope. the stays can be whatever and as long as the chainline works on one side, it will work on the other side as well since the hub is symmetrical.

You can get a pretty decent basic wheelset for $130 with a fixed/free Formula hubset and Mavic CXP-22 rims. I got mine from Nashbar recently, but there is some other place selling them for about $130 (cheaper than NB's price for apparently the same wheels).

You'll be hard pressed to find a common modern track hub that isn't 120mm, so your stay spacing should work just fine. I wouldn't even worry about the extra 2mm, as the steel will *easily* flex that far just as you tighten the axle nuts by hand.

actually, no.
if the stays are assymetrical (I'm assuming he's asking if the stays are offset to one side), then you have to respace the hub over the corresponding amount, and dish the wheel.
then the flop side won't line up.
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