Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

If the bearings are set properly the extra nuts don't effect the "preset" play in the hub. When it's time to repack bearings the task is a tad easier if you remove (dremel) the threads on the inner innermost lock nuts, effectively making them into spacers/ washers. I have a 126mm o.l.d wheel

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

This is also the reason why the instructions for overhauling a hub with QR (e.g., Park Tool website) tell you to tighten the adjustable bearing cone just enough so that there is a slight looseness or play in the bearings. That way, when you tighten the QR lever properly, the slack will

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

The frame will only sit on the ends of the axles for as long as it takes to tighten the quick release. From that point on, the quick release holds the wheel in place. #sheldonwasright FWIW, many mechanics don’t know this. I took my Singer to a local shop that specializes in high-end custom

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

unless you need the extra strength of the 135mm just add an extra locknut on both sides of the axle and you are good to roll. The shorter axle will have a couple mm left for the dropouts which is plenty. Actually Sheldon wrote a piece about sawing the axle flush with the dropouts on vertical

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

This is correct. You can use the current axle, as per Sheldon: "Some folks will tell you that you also need to install a longer axle when doing this, but that's not correct. Typical rear QR axles are 11 mm longer than the over-locknut dimension of the hub, so there's 5.5 mm of axle sticking

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

So it's like the tire is pinched in place rather than the axle running under the dropouts and to the outer edges of the dropouts? I'm visualizing the inner edges of the dropouts resting on 2mm of axle on each side. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

FWIW, the Maxicar rear hub that has been on my Singer since the day it was built was originally made for narrower spacing, but was modified at the Singer shop to fit a more modern frame—with the original axle. There is perhaps 2mm of threading extending past the locknuts on either side. It

Re: [RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

New axle plus a spacer, then re-dish the rim a bit. Although I thought I remembered Sheldon writing that you could do it without a new axle. I couldn't find that posting though. On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Keith Muller wrote: > You will need a new axle. Your current

[RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

You will need a new axle. Your current axle is to short. -- 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.

[RBW] Shimano Road Hub 135mm spacing

Anyone have experience adding a spacer to convert shimano road hubs to 135mm? My primary question is can you simply add a spacer to the non drive side or should I replace the axle with a mtn axle and add a spacer? I am looking for wheels for my homer. Scott -- You received this message