147mm vs 160mm Axle Length?
12-05-22, 05:54 AM
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147mm vs 160mm Axle Length?
Is 147mm for single-speed? (My dropouts are 114mm.)
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12-05-22, 09:59 AM
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Bolt-on, or quick release? Also, what is the threading on your axle?
If your rear dropouts are spaced at 114mm, your bike most likely came with a coaster-brake or 3-speed hub originally. If you want to run derailleur gears, you'll need to respace it to at least 120mm.
If your rear dropouts are spaced at 114mm, your bike most likely came with a coaster-brake or 3-speed hub originally. If you want to run derailleur gears, you'll need to respace it to at least 120mm.
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Originally Posted by 1989Pre
Is 147mm for single-speed? (My dropouts are 114mm.)
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Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
The axle is usually about 11mm longer than the OLD. I am guessing that 147mm axle is for a 135mm MTB hub
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Originally Posted by eeuuugh
Bolt-on, or quick release? Also, what is the threading on your axle?
If your rear dropouts are spaced at 114mm, your bike most likely came with a coaster-brake or 3-speed hub originally.
If your rear dropouts are spaced at 114mm, your bike most likely came with a coaster-brake or 3-speed hub originally.
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Originally Posted by 1989Pre
It's actually a British vintage hub. A 4-speed freewheel will definitely not fit, here, being 7/8" wide. No room on the drive-side axle end for a claw, either.
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Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
looks like a track/fixed gear hub with that stepped threading
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I would leave that hub for fixed gear service.
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