Can someone tell me what it is please. I ask because I have an unused one that I'm selling and I measured it at 138mm A prospective buyer said that that width is for 26" wheels??
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Thanks GA, I'd had a quick look at that but I thought that modern tourers used Shimano MTB type hubs for extra strength and they're 135mm? Sheldon talk about 130mm presumably "fast " road bikes.
No, that width is for (what are traditionally classed as) MTB hubs. MTBs traditionally come with 26" wheels.
You can however build a 700c rim onto a 135mm hub, or indeed a 26" rim onto a 130mm hub.
They've been 700c wheels since mid/late 80's. (27 x 1-1/4" before that)
AFAIK they never made a Galaxy with 26" wheels
I think the change to 135mm happened late 90's (even before the move away from 531 tubeset)
Suggest you take a pic to show the MTB hub - and the 700c rim/tyre to show your buyer exactly what he's getting - but if he/she wants to respace the dropouts to 130mm that's relatively easy to do on a steel frame.
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