I would like to keep this conversion as simple as possible, so changing out the BB is not a priority. A five speed freewheel plus a triple chainring crank is plenty enough for me. The existing brakes are CP, though I was thinking of replacing them with the longer reach Silver side pulls. I don't think the current CP brakes have sufficient reach. The brake levers are original, and leave much to be desired. And while the current headset is not showing any signs of a problem, I do have an Ultegra headset not doing anything in my parts bin. I may as well throw it on.
On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 1:09:24 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: > > If the hub/FW is a five speed that would mean 120mm spacing. There should > be no need to cold set anything if you can find a 120mm hub. Check eBay > for NOS. If you want to bump it up to a 6 or 7 speed then you'll need to > widen the rear spacing a bit (to 126mm) by cold spacing (see Sheldon for > details on that) for smooth installation and removal of the wheel. > 'Course, that'll also mean a new FW *and* you may have to change the BB > cartridge again to get it properly aligned with the wider rear. I don't > think I'd bother doing that if the existing FW is still in good shape and > just keep it a five-speed. BTW, what kind of shape is the headset in? You > didn't mention that being replaced in your OP. If the brakes are CP and > you want to change to SP, you'll be removing the brake cable hanger so it > might be a good time to consider a new headset - especially if the existing > is "indexed." > > On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 11:54:58 AM UTC-6, Wayne Naha wrote: >> >> I had wanted all sparkly new hubs, along with the new rims. But the rear >> spacing issue had slipped my mind. The freewheel is in decent shape, and >> it is a five speed, so that means 120mm spacing? What about 'cold setting' >> the rear triangle? Any downside to that? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
