Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> The rear hub is
> 126mm and it turns out I need 120mm. I have no issue with redishing the
> wheel, and it seems like there is a lot of space between the edge of the
> smallest cog and outer end of the locknut. Does the entire 6mm come off
> of
> the freewheel side (that would be best for wheel strength)?
The question I pose here is CAN the entire 6mm come off the freewheel side?
There will need to be at least 4mm between cog and dropout, for chain
clearance, a little less if a narrow chain is used.
>
> Now a rim question. My wheelset has 126mm spaced Record high flange hubs
> that are post-CPSC and the rims are Nisi Evian. A quick Google didn't
> turn
> up much, but the rims appear to be significantly older than the hubs.
> Anybody know anything about them?
>
I remember the Nisi Evian alloy rims being fitted to 73-74 Raleigh Grand Sports models, as mine here has those with Normandy hubs. That was catalog spec.
David Snyder
Auburn, CA