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@Howard
Hi,
I've checked existing threads and most here seem to be about getting track hubs (120mm) into road frames (130mm).
This post is about getting a 135mm hub into a 126mm single speed frame.
Does anyone know / recommend anyone or any workshop that would be happy to re-space a reynolds 520 frame to 135mm? London preferred.
Here's the back story:
I'm converting an OTP Ridgeback Solo into a touring bike for the missus. The frame is Reynolds 520. It's a lovely little bike. My plan was to fit an Alfine 8 speed; the OLN is 135mm. The track dropouts on the Solo are specified at 130mm so I'd hoped to be able to just ping em open.
The measurement on my frame however is about 126mm and pinging the dropouts open is a non-starter.
So would anyone here who has experience of cold-setting be able to help me re-space the frame? Or can anyone recommend a workshop that has experience of this kind of thing? London preferred. I'm going to call round the usual suspects but just in case someone can make a recommendation...
Alternately I can re-space the hub, but this involves some pretty hefty and non-reversible modifications. But given that cold-setting is a fairly dramatic procedure would this be my preferred option?
Any help appreciated -
Howard