Originally Posted by
cudak888
Interesting. I'm all for the build, but I have to ask - how do you plan to install the anti-rotation washers in the vertical drops? Unlike Shimano or Sturmey's HMW534, I don't think SRAM ever made an anti-rotation washer for the application - though, of course, you can do what I did and file a pair of Shimano washers to fit.
I have no experience with the Spectros, but between the potential rebuild and the lack of rotation washers, I'd chuck it up on eBay as-is. Use the profits to get one of the former bike share Nexus 8 hubs that show up every now and then for cheap. You'll have a better chance of reliability, and the right washers for vertical installation are available with a click on the internet...
-Kurt
Kurt,
Thank you for this advice. I didn't realize there would be a "rotation washer" issue. IIRC there are a set of washers in the box. However, I'll check them with the hub in the dropouts and see what I experience. And I'll take pictures, or it didn't happen.
I don't mean to hijack this thread in anyway--- but of course I do have some deep history in this project!
