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Old 11-20-07, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by whatjones911
I have a rear wheel that is a 6sp Suntour winner on Suntour Cyclone 7000 hubs. I assume that hub spacing is 126mm and the dropouts on my frame is 126mm. But when i put the wheel on to the dropout, there seem to be about 4 mm of play. I was wondering if this is okay or should i get spacers for the axle. Does anyone know if the Cyclone 7000 hubs are 126mm?
It's relatively easy to space out the axle, go to your lbs/hardware store and grab a couple of spacers equalling up to 4mm.

You'll need a cone wrenches and regular wrenches to readjust the hub after you respace.
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