For instance, making a regular shimano 135mm mtb hub fit in a road frame.
Shimano basically add a 5mm NDS spacer to a road hub to make a non-disc 135mm hub. By taking it back out, you're reverting to the horrible dish on a 130mm road hub, but no worse.
you're reverting to the horrible dish on a 130mm road hub
Sounds like I'll live either way. But as it's steel, would it be better to respace the frame to 135mm (not bothered by hub weight here obvs)? Do the 5 mm make that much difference in wheel strength?
Sorry, yes a cassette hub. For instance, making a regular shimano 135mm mtb hub fit in a road frame.