Vintage road frame rear spacing issues - HELP

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  • Looking at purchasing a beautiful Vitus 979 road frame but have a problem

    the rear spacing is 120mm and clearly, because its aluminum it cant be cold set or stretched so i wan to know if it is possible to fit a 5 or 6 speed freewheel cog set on to a 120mm track style hub with a freewheel thread on one side)

    or, if this is not possible, if there are any alternatives - it seems quite hard to find the actual correct componants for this build with out going waaaay over my budget

    thoughts?

    thanks y'all!!!

  • Is it definitely a 120mm rear? Is it a track frame?

    Why do you need to be using a track hub?

    If it is 120mm wide at the rear, you can just use a 120mm OLD hub wheel with a 5-speed block, with the rim dished appropriately.

  • 120mm spaced multiple freewheel hubs are hard to find new, but you can still get 126mm spaced hubs fairly easily, then swap out some of the drive-side spacers and cut down the axle.
    value: http://www.cyclebasket.com/m9b0s412p2680/ZENITH_Large_Flange_Classic_126mm_QR_Hub_
    bling: http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/suntour-superbe-pro-screw-on-freewheel-hub-hb-sb600-quick-release-axle-126-mm-oln-without-skewer-36-hole-prod17924/

    That should leave enough space for a 5-speed block (about 26mm, compared to the 34 ish mm a 7-speed block takes up, and depending on clearance between the outer sprocket and your chainstay you might fit a suntour ultra 6 block.

    If you started with a track hub you'd need to re-space it the other way to make room for a multiple freewheel, but track hubs have fewer spacers to move around. I don't know if it's doable.

    Of course, if the frame is actually 126mm, you have other options.

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