CoMo Speedster rear dropout spacing
I purchased a used Speedster, supposedly a 2004 (I don't know how to tell), about 18 months ago. It's a great bike. It has Chris King hubs with STI 9-speed cogs. The rear hub engagement became sticky so we had trouble sometimes getting the captain's pedal in exactly right spot to start off. I downloaded the CK owners manual and pulled off the rear wheel. The CK manual said that my axle had to be 160mm. I was more than a little surprised to hold the wheel up and look at it, and sure enough, it's symmetrical and has a 160mm dropout spacing. I thought all CoMo tandems were built with 145 rear dropout spacing. What's the deal?