The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth

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2009-05-24 2:15 PM

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Subject: The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth
A couple of years ago, my LBS basically told me that my 1989 Klein (purchased used in 1994 and ridden as my main road ride until 2007 when I purchased an Orbea Onix TDF) was ready for the scrap heap because the 126mm dropouts couldn't accommodate a modern wheel. Fortunately, I am a scientist by training and a skeptic by nature. Before I trashed the Klein frame, I tried a 130mm wheel and with a minor tussle, probably an extra 10 seconds, the wheel fell into place. Fast forward 2 years and I have done all my triathlons on this bike.





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2009-05-24 3:11 PM
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Subject: RE: The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth
Um, struggling here, it's a piece of metal. Bend it 4mm. It'll work. And your ride is beautiful.

BTW, I'm the proud owner of a 2001 Klein that is a rocketship. I love it.
2009-05-24 4:06 PM
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Subject: RE: The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth
You will be hard pressed to find a builder that will try to bend aluminum.  Steel is no big deal and we used to use a local frame builder to do it.

It is not so much a fitment issue as it is an alignment issue and potential rubbing of the cassette with the chainstays.  Can you do it?  Sure, some frames you can get away with it.  I've run into others that rubbed though.  And they had no option other than getting a new frame or sticking with 7 speed stuff.
2009-05-25 4:01 PM
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Subject: RE: The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth

I upgraded my cannondale from a 6 speed freewheel to an 8 speed cassette and ran into the same issue. With a bit of pushing, the wheel fits. It doesn't rub when I ride, but it's a bit of a pain in the to change a rear flat. Oh well. Good enough for what I use it for.

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Edited by jeng 2009-05-25 4:03 PM
2009-05-25 8:17 PM
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Subject: RE: The big 130mm wheel / 126mm dropout myth
Jeng, sounds like you need to hit the upper body weights a little, girlfriend. Rkreuser: actually, it is only 2 mm on each side.
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