Originally Posted by Downshift
What is the largest cassette you can run on a 126mm rear without cold setting the frame? 6,7,8,9?
Thanks
You can get 8. If you check this page:
http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html
and scroll down to the section titled "8 Of 9 On 7", it is explained there. If you look around, you can still get NOS 105 hubsets that have a 126mm rear hub. These are pretty nice.