Vintage MTB build help
01-26-07 | 04:30 AM
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Vintage MTB build help
I have an old Specialized Rockhopper Comp I want to upgrade. The bike needs new wheels. Seeing as it has 130mm spacing, can I build some new wheels with Ultegra hubs to make it a 9 speed? I really don't want to respace the frame. Lots of cyclocross racers use Ultegra hubs, so they must be durable. Anyone ever try this?
Cross posted in the Vintage Classic forum.
Tim
Cross posted in the Vintage Classic forum.
Tim
01-26-07 | 06:25 AM
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on the other hand, there's not really that much difference between 8 & 9 speed, is there?
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01-26-07 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Svr
Should not be a problem. There's very little functional difference between Shimano 'road' and 'mtb' hubs.
To the op, the biggest difference will be the flange spacing. So the wheel will have less lateral strength than one built with 135 spacing, or a 130 built with a 7spd hub.
01-26-07 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by apclassic9
on the other hand, there's not really that much difference between 8 & 9 speed, is there?
01-26-07 | 11:48 AM
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there is, granted, a gear differential - but it doesn't sound like the OP is off to the races right now...
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01-26-07 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mcoine
how?
Sorry. Had a Spinal Tap moment.
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01-26-07 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
'Cause you got one more. It's one more then 8...it's 9. It's bett'r, it'sd it?
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01-26-07 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mcoine
True, and this is probably why I don't own any shimano 'mtb' hubs.
To the op, the biggest difference will be the flange spacing. So the wheel will have less lateral strength than one built with 135 spacing, or a 130 built with a 7spd hub.
To the op, the biggest difference will be the flange spacing. So the wheel will have less lateral strength than one built with 135 spacing, or a 130 built with a 7spd hub.
Not much 'Armstrong' needed actually
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Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
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Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
