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Old 05-19-22, 09:16 AM
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If your frame is 130mm spaced and the dropouts are correctly aligned, I think I'd skip 7-speed and go right to 8+. Path of less resistance than using spacers or rarer hubs to use 7-speed, and I say that as a 7-speed enthusiast.
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