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Desert Fox v2
The reason I was thinking about doing this was to be able to use brifters. From what I have read is that 7-speed brifters are the lowest speed available yet I have been unable to find any. Does anyone know where to find them?
You should be able to fit a Shimano HG Ultra 7 speed in 126mm spaced rear dropouts. The six speed cog pitch is 5.5mm and the 7 speed pitch is 5.0mm.
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