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Old 06-21-06 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by grolby
Very pretty! Echoes of what I want to do with a Cross Check - or wanted to do. I would never have thought of going with the Karate Monkey, but it makes a lot of sense. Isn't the rear spacing on the KM 135mm, though? How did you get around that?
The O.L.D. (over locknut dimemsion) on the Nexus hub is 132.5mm. That only leaves 2.5mm (or 1.25mm on each side if you prefer) and the steel frame will easily flex to accomodate that.
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