What-da-ya-know, Peter's right. I checked my ergos which I bought
advertised as 7sp. They do have 7 clicks which means they are 8sp
ergos. Thanks for the heads up Peter.
To respond to Art's comment to respace to 128, I don't think there's
any point as if I do respace, I'll go all the way to 130 (which again
we're talking only 2mm on each side for 126-130) or not go at all and
leave as is. I'm just accumulating more 7sp wheels and there's pretty
much no point in selling them as they're not worth much anymore so I'm
thinking of using them but I don't know much about freewheels (never
used'em myself) and their availability (or even if it's worth buying
them at all when 8/9 cassettes are so cheap ~30-40$).
Thanks Nigel for your response. I'm leaning towards leaving the 126 and
using both types of wheels. I think 'll put on Dura Ace 9sp down-tube
shifters that I have as a backup and use friction mode when necessary.
FYI, the frame is a Ryffranck which is hand/custom built by Mr.
Ryffranck who's in Sherbrooke, Quebec. I had a chance to speak with him
and though he does not build as many frames as he used to, he's still
does (only custom, of course, as always). Like a few skilled custom
builders, he said he's never done any marketing - just word of mouth
and he had plenty of stories of people who loved the bike he made them,
similar to Dave Moulton's website stories. Check-out:
http://www.extractmarketing.com/ryffranck/ for an outdated website that
has some info.
He used to be a tool maker and so his precision is absolute. (My rear
spacing is exactly 126.0mm). If anyone wanted a masterfully made custom
steel (1400~1500g for the frame), you should consider him. He doesn't
paint the bike himself (normally Marinoni (his close friend) does that
for him) as he is purely devoted to making the perfect bike, not
necessarily the best looking ones.
Finally, I was glad to learn that he's been building wheels for many,
many years and even spoke with (and learned from) Gerd Shraner in
Germany a few years back. He does soldering (the spokes) though he says
only few clients understand/ask for this. As many master wheelbuilders,
he warranties the wheels for life (the build, not the parts). I plan to
get two wheelset built by him (tub and clincher).
For the sceptics, I don't know him personally and will in no way profit
from my positive description of him.
Josh
Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> jlee wrote:
> > I just picked up an expertly (hand) made steel bike with TSX tubing and
> > it has 126mm spacing. I've read many of the past posts (including
> > Sheldon's DIY guide) and understand what's involved in changing to
> > 130mm spacing.
> >
> > I'd like to keep the current spacing so I could use either 7sp wheels
> > or newer ones. My first question is for those who have been using 130mm
> > hubs in 126mm spacing (for more than a year). Have you experienced any
> > issues with dropout alighnment (which is recognized to be very little
> > for 4mm diff), such as problems with bent axles, skewers...etc? I'm
> > about to have the frame repainted so would like to make a decision
> > whether or not to cold set to 130mm.
>
> Ya know, you can more easily modify a 126mm hub to 130mm(add 2mm to
> each end of the axle) than shove a 130mm wheel into a 126mm rear
> end...'may' cause damage but 'cold setting' is so easy, the best way to
> go, IMO.
> >
> > Second question is regarding Campy 7speed ergopower. I have new 7speed
> > ergos that I can use with this bike. What cassettes does this work
> > with? Only campy cassettes or all 7speeds? I know Campy and Shimano are
> > interchangeable for 9/10 (and even 8 with modifications) but 7 speeds
> > are before my time.
>
> Me thinks you are counting 7 clicks and assuming a '7s Ergo'..no such
> animal. ERGO for Campag started at 8s..8s Campag spacing is 5mm ctr to
> ctr. shimano is a bit closer together. Most freewheels are 5mm c-c. ,
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Josh
