11-17-2004, 11:55 AM
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maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.11.17.02.35.07.458425@NOSPAMhome.se >...
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> Hmmm, rereading your post I noticed the spacing of your dropouts.
> You'll need wider for the average 3spd hub, of which you're most obviously
> aware, but if the frame is steel, just cold set it to a wider spacing,
> it's relatively easy and fun. 
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Hmmm... the Monocog frame is 110mm spacing, while the Nexus hub is
135mm spacing. Once the frame's widened, the dropouts will need to be
realigned, which promises to be a bear:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/redline-monocog.html
*I'd* consider it, but only with a fair amount of time to insure that
the procedure results in an aligned frame.
I think the OP's original plan (OP-OP?) is quite practical. If the
newer Sturmey-Archer S-RF3 hub is available in 110mm over-locknut
spacing (ask Sheldon), I think the setup will be the bee's knees.
Jeff
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