So I’m looking at picking up a Squid SO-EZ frame and I noticed the rear spacing is 135, instead of 120. They have a few very specific build recommendations for BB, crank, hub, but I’m worried if these are so specific because it’s really all the options on there?

does anyone have any thoughts/recommendations for a 135 single speed rear hub? Or a wheelset that has one that’s affordable? (~$300?)

and how this affects my options for a BB & crank?

https://www.squidbikes.com/products/so-ez-v3-ed-coated

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IlRcMdHltnxTGQs_Mv_Tkz8E690m8VH8/view?usp=drivesdk

Seems like the issue is chainstay clearance near the BB for big tires, so they went to wider crank spacing to accomplish chainring clearance around the wider chainstays. That made a wider hub necessary.

Seems like spacing the crank out is no big deal, but fixed gear wide hubs are a problem you can't fix with a longer axle. There are at least two acceptable hubs right now - what is it that you are concerned about?

The other way to go is to just go single speed instead of fixed and then you can use a common cassette hub. That somewhat future-proofs the frame.

Agreed with Kontact
if you don’t want to get a spendy hub & wheel…
https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/compon...ear-hubs/word/

… using any 135mm cassette hub and just use one cog. Or add spacers and have a single cog.

Surly might be less spendy….
https://surlybikes.com/parts/ultra_new_hubs
of course finding an off the shelf option could prove challenging.

Yeah I won’t be doing fixed, it’ll be a single speed freewheel.