New wheel needed - advice please
jinnan_tonnix
Posts: 78
Hi all,
I use a Saracen Pylon 2 for my daily commute. It had a Shimano Nexus hub, which sadly started to disintegrate. I lost some bearings (I have no idea how), and decided to abandon it as I never really got on with that coaster brake business.
Now, the frame is designed to fit the Nexus hub which is 120mm wide, rather than the standard 135mm width. I found an old 7 speed wheel which fits, and fitted a single-speed converter, which is fine. The problem is, I want to get a disk brake fitted to the back wheel.
If the frame took a standard 135mm width, no problem, but where on earth can I get a wheel with a 120mm width hub and a disk rotor?
I'm going to keep it single speed, and either try my luck with pulling the wheel to take up the slack (it has horizontal drop-outs), or use a dérailleur mounted chain tensioner.
The frame has rear-disk mounts, by the way, but no non-disk-brake mount points.
I really need to get a brake on the back wheel, so what's the best option?
I use a Saracen Pylon 2 for my daily commute. It had a Shimano Nexus hub, which sadly started to disintegrate. I lost some bearings (I have no idea how), and decided to abandon it as I never really got on with that coaster brake business.
Now, the frame is designed to fit the Nexus hub which is 120mm wide, rather than the standard 135mm width. I found an old 7 speed wheel which fits, and fitted a single-speed converter, which is fine. The problem is, I want to get a disk brake fitted to the back wheel.
If the frame took a standard 135mm width, no problem, but where on earth can I get a wheel with a 120mm width hub and a disk rotor?
I'm going to keep it single speed, and either try my luck with pulling the wheel to take up the slack (it has horizontal drop-outs), or use a dérailleur mounted chain tensioner.
The frame has rear-disk mounts, by the way, but no non-disk-brake mount points.
I really need to get a brake on the back wheel, so what's the best option?
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Hmmmm, i think you can re-space shimano hubs to fit.0
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I think I see.
I saw a picture of a freewheel here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html
So am I right if I think I can fremove the freewheel gears and screw on a BMX cog? Then, remove some of the spacers so I get a good fit?0
