I'm in the middle of this myself. Is there a more elegant way then squeezing? Do I need to replace the axle.
On Dec 6, 1:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > You will have no problems installing a 130 wheel in a 135 frame; or > vice versa. I've put 110 mm hubs in 126 mm frames (squeeze!). > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Kentileguy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lots of great input. Thanks! According to Riv's sizing chart I'm right > > between a 57 and a 59. I bought Homer used, so I didn't have much > > choice. On the plus side, it was local, like new and reasonably > > priced. I have no regrets about buying it and after alot of tweaking I > > think the fit is just about right. The 7cm stem is probably not ideal > > and I am a little leery about squeezing the 135mm rear triangle around > > a 130mm hub. I'm not fixated on weight, but I was very surprised at > > how much different the lighter wheelset felt. I've considered the Ram > > (there's a sweet 58cm orange one on ebay right now), but I thought it > > might be too similar to the Homer. Ideally I would test ride a Ram & > > Roadeo side by side to be able to form my own opinions, but there's > > little chance of that happening, so I'm relying on the collective > > wisdom of the group. > > Thanks, Ken > > > On Dec 5, 9:09 pm, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > >> .8/.5/.8 was what they used on Toyo Rams for TT and DT. Isn't Rodeo a tad > >> lighter? > > >> ________________________________ > >> From: cyclotourist <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 9:00:45 PM > >> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Roadeo vs AHH. Your thoughts? > > >> Yeah, I just don't remember, but thought they were the same tubing...??? > > >> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Bill M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> According to one member of our club (he may chime in here), the Roadeo > > >> >he has now is built lighter than the Ram he once owned. I believe > >> >that Homer would be heavier than either. > > >> >Bill > > >> >On Dec 5, 5:07 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Are you sure that the Roadeo has lighter tubing? I thought at some > >> >> point > >> >> the discussion was that they both are built with 8-5-8 maintubes. > >> >nch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
