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08-10-09 | 06:20 AM

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rhm

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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

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Originally Posted by John Ser

I just installed my daughter's 700C front wheel from a brand new Jamis Commuter 3 on my 1983 Trek 720 and the cantilever brake pads alligned perfectly. What a surprise! (I can send pictures if you're still interested.) I thought there was supposed to be an approximately 4 mm offset.

Any thoughts on updating the original Maillard Helicomatic hub to a Shimano 8-speed internal hub?

Well, you can't really see it, but here's a picture...

showing me and my 1982 Trek 720. Resprayed because I hated the original color (it was blistering and rusting anyway), fitted with a Shimano Nexus 8-speed internally geared hub and 700c wheels.

The handlebar is a flat MTB bar, with the Nexus 8-speed twist grip shifter mounted on it, and Origin 8 drop bar ends with the brake levers mounted on them. The end result is similar to a randonneur bar, but with corners.

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