Comments on: Ride Report: 09.03.08

By: Bone

Bone — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:02 +0000

Yep, the trek is steel. I forgot you were dealing with aluminum.

No worries on the camp out. My weekends are starting to stack up, too.

By: doc

doc — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:57:34 +0000

Your Trek is steel, right?
The camping trip is sooo tempting, but I can’t. Between baseball and soccer this fall, my weekends are stacked. I also don’t really have the gear for bike camping, although I think it’s in the cards for a few years from now. It looks like a great time.

By: Bone

Bone — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:53:51 +0000

I had the dropouts spread on my Trek from 126 to 130. Any interest in joining Scott and I for a bike camping trip soonish?

By: doc

doc — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:51:21 +0000

You can cold set a steel frame but not aluminum. Sheldon Brown’s pages give a blow by blow on how to do it.

I am tempted to try it with a C’dale frame sometime. I was able to squeeze a 130mm wheel on my blue frame once and it seemed like it wasn’t that much.

By: diecastcars

diecastcars — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:36:25 +0000

I’ve never actually had it done, but I’ve also heard that some shops can widen the spacing for dropouts on the frame. Might be easier than finding a non-standard size or paying a premium for it…

By: doc

doc — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:10:09 +0000

Thanks Scott. There are also a few on Ebay that I’m following. Hopefully I can score something half decent that won’t break the bank.

By: sdloveless

sdloveless — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:57:43 +0000

Harris has a reasonably priced set of 700c wheels for 126 spacing. They take freewheels. http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=2325

Other than that, unless you can find some used wheels, you’re probably looking at getting something built. Peter White has some 126mm 7-speed cassette hubs. You might also have a look at niagaracycle.com. They carry a decent selection of not-too-expensive wheels.