Originally Posted by
scarlson
Neat to see how nonchalant and "can-do" they are about spreading the MTB frame to 135. I guess rear spacings were evolving quickly in the MTB world at that time, so people were used to it. None of this "cold-set" terminology that makes people think it's an involved and hazardous operation only done only by framebuilders. "No problem spreading the rear triangle", dear readers!
Yep. Actually, the Deore XT II and Deore II hubs were available in both 130mm and 135mm OLD. I remember stocking the shelves at Euro-Asia Imports years ago with all the variations: 130mm and 135mm, 32 and 36 hole, black and silver. Keeping all of that straight was... "fun".