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Hi all
Bit of a long story... I picked up a set of wheels for my Concorde commuter off a forum'er, but have never been completely happy as 1) They were sold with a bump that I've never been able to fully remove and 2) I never liked the look of them anyway!
I'd all but resolved to find a new pair before realising that I have a decent-looking and reasonably robust Raleigh track wheelset waiting to be sold (http://www.koo-bikes.com/raleigh-700c-rear-wheel-track-hub-on-mach-1-omega-rim-white-16t-fixed-black-writing.html) that might, just might, be repurposed to a 6/7sp...
It's a 120mm axle, OLD of the frame is c. 124mm (assume it's a 126 that got squeezed at some point- previous owner did run it as a SS I believe) so I reckon this should fit? The crank is also a little more inboard than it should, so hopefully the chainline will be close enough.
But, before I ruin a perfectly-trued and saleable wheel, roughly what level of redishing does the forum reckon? c.2 turns tighten/1 turn loosen? Or more?
I've never quite gotten the hang of wheels, but feel free to tell me that it's as much as it takes (or that this is a crazy idea).
Thanks
Steven