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Old 05-17-11, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by james_swift
You can use the existing axle and skewer from your Shetland front wheel, transplant it to the new wheel plus add 13mm of spacers to each side of the axle to bring the OD out to 100mm (3 x 4mm spacers and 1 x 1 mm spacer).
Ok that seems simple enough. I could probably transplant an axle from another wheel, but is there special spacers I need or just find something at the hardware store or what? I can probably figure it out, but why reinvent the wheel? =)
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