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@ChadTheInhaler
AAAAAARRRSSSSE !
Got my new rear wheel today, handbuilt Sputnik rim and deore hub. Gotsome nice tyres too for front and rear. Would you adam and eve it, the effing wheel doesn't fit. Okay some of that is down to me not being specific about the width between my stays, but it still annoyed the hell out of me. Back to the shop i guess to see what can be done. The wheel itself is fine, its the hub width that is causing the problem, my spacing is 120mm, the hub is 130mm. Too much of a stretch for the stays. Im hoping they can just stick a different hub in, or adjust things somehow, otherwise it will be a refund and a rethink. Sometimes this bike building malarkey gets frustrating.
I went for the Schwalbe Marathon tyres, should be good (when i get a wheel that fits). Also got new brake cables and white cable housing, for a splash of colour.