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@ryanchan26
Hi, this is probably a very simple question, but this is my first time putting track wheels on a road frame and just looking for come clarification.
I'm looking for a flip flop wheelset and the hubs typically come in 120mm spacing in the rear and 100mm spacing in the front. My road frame, however, has rear 130mm spacing and 100mm front.
I don't need to do anything to the front wheel, but if I just get a wheelset that uses threaded axles, do I just need to get some spacers on each side of the hub and that will work? Is it as simple as this?
Do I need to look out for or ask for a specific length of threaded axle? Or is it as simple as just adding some spacers in to any track wheelset that has 120mm rear hub spacing?
Plus in the future if I come across other frames with different spacing, like 126mm for instance, is the procedure the same? Just get any fixed wheelset with 120mm rear hub spacing and add spacers?
Cheers