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  • This may be going off topic, but I can't find a specific thread other than AQA, but I have a couple of questions.

    Nature Boy Disc - 135mm rear spacing.

    I have a Hope Trails rear wheel. Loads of scope to adjust chainline with spacers.
    I want a fixed rear wheel too. As far as I can see I have the hub options of:
    Cheap - Trialtech Sport 135mm Rear Disc
    Mid - Surly Ultra New Mountain Fixed Disc
    Expensive - Phil Wood Kiss Off/White Industried ENO

    Are those the only options, any reason for one over the other?

    What the hell do I do about cranks/chain line?

    Where would be the best (cheapest) place to get the frame modified for internal brake and dynamo routing, and maybe light fixings?

    I thought this would be simple, but I'm totally being thrown by not having 120mm spacing.

  • Cheap - Trialtech Sport 135mm Rear Disc

    Has this got lockring threads? (might not be an issue for you?)

  • Flip the hope wheel over and bolt a cog to the disc tabs.
    Gives you a chain line around 51mm suitable for MTB chainsets.

    Balls, that's that one out. Looks like the Surly is the only sensible option.

    Flip the hope wheel over and bolt a cog to the disc tabs.
    Gives you a chain line around 51mm suitable for MTB chainsets.

    But I want to run fixed and brakes, so need either disc tabs and fixed threads of two sets of disc tabs.

    If you use the Surly hub then they chainline is 53.5mm which the same as putting a ring on the outer tab of a standard mountain bike chainset.

    This could be the option. Just need to figure out a crank. I'd rather a proper single ring crank than just use part of a double.

    I'm temped to forget the wheels I have and the disc requirement, keep the drivetrain simple with a track spaced Mash Work frame, though that wouldn't give me the tyre clearance I'd hoped for.

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