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Old 03-31-09, 06:31 PM
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bubbagrannygear
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Originally Posted by ls01
why cant he reuse the spokes if the hub dimensions are the same? I do it quite a bit and havent had a problem doing it. just dont mix up drive side and non drive side spokes.
my guess is the late 80's bike had five speeds and he is replacing it with a single speed so the change in dish will likely result in a change in required spoke lengths. (the hub dimensions will not be the same - I would think the flange to flange distance will be greater for the single speed)

Last edited by bubbagrannygear; 03-31-09 at 07:30 PM. Reason: stated "hub to hub" and meant "flange to flange" distance
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