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  1. I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing to
    fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it, just slip
    it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any problems doing
    that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere
    on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.

  2. my earlier post magically appeared after reposting this
    question...sorry to spam ya all..refer back to my earlier post, thanks

  3. mxd1007 said:

    I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing to
    fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it, just slip
    it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any problems doing
    that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere
    on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.

    10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm. Same
    facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is steel, there
    should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium, it might or might
    not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing whether you can get a
    130mm wheel in there without straining anything. If it's carbon (though
    there probably aren't any 126mm carbon frames), it might not be a good
    idea.

    --

    David L. Johnson

    __o | The lottery is a tax on those who fail to understand
    _`\(,_ | mathematics.
    (_)/ (_) |

  4. "David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    If it's carbon (though there probably aren't any 126mm carbon frames), it
    might not be a good
    idea.

    Well, Vitus's CF frames were 126, but they had Aluminum rear triangles. 🙂

    I'd bet you a shiny nickel that the first 8 years or so of Kestrels were
    126. Probably a few other monocoques, too. Look, maybe?

  5. Hank Wirtz said:

    "David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    If it's carbon (though there probably aren't any 126mm carbon frames), it
    might not be a good
    idea.

    Well, Vitus's CF frames were 126, but they had Aluminum rear triangles. 🙂

    I'd bet you a shiny nickel that the first 8 years or so of Kestrels were
    126. Probably a few other monocoques, too. Look, maybe?

    Old Specialized Allez Epic (and likely Giant Cadex) were 126 as well (8
    tube carbon w/alu lugs)

    SYJ

  6. David L. Johnson said:
    mxd1007 said:

    I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing to
    fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it, just slip
    it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any problems doing
    that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere
    on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.

    10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm. Same
    facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is steel, there
    should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium, it might or might
    not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing whether you can get a
    130mm wheel in there without straining anything.

    It's been working just fine for years now on my late '80s Trek 1400
    bonded aluminum bike. I didn't "cold set", I just slip in the 130mm
    wheel.

    As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura Ace
    8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in snapping
    the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

  7. "SYJ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Hank Wirtz said:

    "David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    If it's carbon (though there probably aren't any 126mm


    carbon frames), it

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    might not be a good
    idea.

    Well, Vitus's CF frames were 126, but they had Aluminum rear


    triangles. 🙂

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    I'd bet you a shiny nickel that the first 8 years or so of


    Kestrels were

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    126. Probably a few other monocoques, too. Look, maybe?

    Old Specialized Allez Epic (and likely Giant Cadex) were 126 as


    well (8

    Quoted message said:

    tube carbon w/alu lugs)

    Exxon Graftek. Maybe 120mm? I saw them with five speed in the
    mid '70s. Spread the stays on those and make a wish. -- Jay
    Beattie.

  8. John Everett said:
    David L. Johnson said:
    mxd1007 said:

    I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing
    to fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it,
    just slip it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any
    problems doing that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's
    website or anywhere on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing.
    Thanks.

    10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm.
    Same facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is
    steel, there should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium,
    it might or might not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing
    whether you can get a 130mm wheel in there without straining
    anything.

    It's been working just fine for years now on my late '80s Trek 1400
    bonded aluminum bike. I didn't "cold set", I just slip in the 130mm
    wheel.

    As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura Ace
    8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in snapping
    the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    Do you have a picture?

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training

  9. John Everett said:


    As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura Ace
    8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in snapping
    the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    I guess so -- I've even forgotten that you asked that here before.

    --

    David L. Johnson

    __o | Enron's slogan: Respect, Communication, Integrity, and
    _`\(,_ | Excellence.
    (_)/ (_) |

  10. Squid-in-Training said:
    John Everett said:
    David L. Johnson said:

    On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:03:20 -0800, mxd1007 wrote:

    > I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    > :-(
    >
    > lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing
    > to fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it,
    > just slip it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any
    > problems doing that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's
    > website or anywhere on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing.
    > Thanks.

    10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm.
    Same facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is
    steel, there should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium,
    it might or might not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing
    whether you can get a 130mm wheel in there without straining
    anything.

    It's been working just fine for years now on my late '80s Trek 1400
    bonded aluminum bike. I didn't "cold set", I just slip in the 130mm
    wheel.

    As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura Ace
    8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in snapping
    the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    Do you have a picture?

    http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3/Pictures/Locknut.jpg

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

  11. John Everett said:
    Squid-in-Training said:
    John Everett said:

    On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:11:43 -0500, "David L. Johnson"
    <[email hidden]> wrote:

    > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:03:20 -0800, mxd1007 wrote:
    >
    >> I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted
    >> it :-(
    >>
    >> lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear
    >> spacing to fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold
    >> set it, just slip it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed
    >> wheel? Any problems doing that? I didn't see anything on Mr.
    >> Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere on here about 10 speed with
    >> 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.
    >
    > 10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm.
    > Same facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is
    > steel, there should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium,
    > it might or might not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing
    > whether you can get a 130mm wheel in there without straining
    > anything.

    It's been working just fine for years now on my late '80s Trek 1400
    bonded aluminum bike. I didn't "cold set", I just slip in the 130mm
    wheel.

    As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura
    Ace 8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in
    snapping the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    Do you have a picture?

    http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3/Pictures/Locknut.jpg

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

    How did that help with short OLDs? I'm not clear on what the difference
    between that DA hub and others are. What does the conical-ness have to do
    with it?
    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training

  12. In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing to
    fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it, just slip
    it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any problems doing
    that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere
    on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.

    8, 9 and 10spd wheels are all 130 OLD.
    -------------
    Alex

  13. Alex Rodriguez said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I posted this earlier but I guess Google fugged it up and deleted it
    :-(

    lot of talk about cold setting a frame that has 126 mm rear spacing to
    fit a 8/9 speed wheel and some saying no need to cold set it, just slip
    it nice and slow. But what about a 10 speed wheel? Any problems doing
    that? I didn't see anything on Mr. Sheldon Brown's website or anywhere
    on here about 10 speed with 126mm rear spacing. Thanks.

    8, 9 and 10spd wheels are all 130 OLD.

    Not if the hubs are intended for an ATB, tandem or other bicycle
    designed to take advantage of the stronger wheels that are possible
    with wider hub spacing.

    If road bikes NOT intended for criterium racing had reasonable length
    chain stays they could use 135-mm outside locknut diameter (OLD) hubs
    with no problem.

    --
    Tom Sherman

  14. Squid-in-Training said:
    John Everett said:
    Quoted message said:

    >> 10-speed wheels (road) are the same axle width as 8-speed, 130mm.
    >> Same facts hold for both. If your current frame is 126mm, and is
    >> steel, there should be no problem. If it is aluminum or titanium,
    >> it might or might not work, but it's easy enough to test by seeing
    >> whether you can get a 130mm wheel in there without straining
    >> anything.
    >
    > It's been working just fine for years now on my late '80s Trek 1400
    > bonded aluminum bike. I didn't "cold set", I just slip in the 130mm
    > wheel.
    >
    > As I've asked here before, have we all forgotten the original Dura
    > Ace 8-speed rear hub with the conical lock nuts that assisted in
    > snapping the wheel into 126mm rear triangles?

    Do you have a picture?

    http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3/Pictures/Locknut.jpg

    How did that help with short OLDs? I'm not clear on what the difference
    between that DA hub and others are. What does the conical-ness have to do
    with it?

    Compare the above with:
    lickbike.comproductpage.aspx

    or any other Shimano rear cassette hub (other than the early FH-7400).
    See the difference? Imagine trying to insert each rear hub in a
    slightly too small (by say 4mm) rear triangle. The "conical-ness"
    makes a difference.

    BTW, what's a "short OLD"?

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3

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