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06-17-07, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by pothound

my 105 rear hub assembly is 130mm. i think the xt rear assembly is 135mm. correct me if i'm wrong.
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pothound

Makes no difference. The hub width has no bearing on the rear derailer. The derailer only does what the shifter tells it to. You can use it on a 6/7/8/9 and maybe 10 speed cassette and on any hub spacing you can think of. The derailer doesn't care.

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