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Rear Hub Spacing - A Question

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ThoughtCancer

Chimp
Jun 28, 2007
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In my own skin
Hi guys,

I have a question about the spacing on rear hubs. I'm getting ready to buy a new wheelset for my Specialized and have decided to go with the Azonic Outlaws. When I went to Pricepoint to pick up a pair, I was presented with a choice of rear hub spacing: 135mm and 150mm. I stopped right there because I didn't know which one would fit my bike.

Can someone provide some guidance on this question? Here's the link to the wheelset and here's the link to the bike I'm putting the wheels on. If anyone can tell me which spacing fits my bike, I'd be very much in your debt.

Thanks!
 
J_B

J_B

Monkey
Sep 20, 2004
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In My '09 WRX STI
The link for your bike is just the webpage for specialized. Nice wheelset though.

EDIT: Ok, I got it to work now.....sorry bout that.

A rockhopper?? It would be a 135mm rear.
 
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ThoughtCancer

Chimp
Jun 28, 2007
15
0
In my own skin
J_B said:
That sucks. Do you really need Outlaws for a XC bike? Maybe try Sun Ringle Singletracks or Mavic XM321's??
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I'm a big guy who rides that bike like a two dollar whore. The current wheelset (the one that came stock with the bike) is getting WEEKLY truing done, and that's just from standard XC trails. If I have to do any drops with this bike, it's straight to the shop afterwards to use their truing stand. Outlaws are, in all actuality, a reasonable choice. It may be an XC bike, but I don't ride straight XC. I just like how light the bike is!

Man, my wish to have a light XC-style bike with the burliness of a stout FR bike may come true (see my other thread in this section).

EDIT: The week before I broke my toe, a simple lap around our local XC trails finished with SIX BROKEN SPOKES! Without even doing anything serious. Specialized just puts crap on their bikes, that's all. My next bike will not suck, as this one does, I assure you!
 
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ThoughtCancer

Chimp
Jun 28, 2007
15
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In my own skin
mntbiker2 said:
which one would fit the specialized enduro 135mm or the 150mm?!
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Following up on what J_B said, it appears that the 150mm spacing is for Downhill/Freeride bikes, bikes with really burly frames. I checked my Devinci Ollie and it has 150's in the back, and that bike is a burly downhill beast.

If the geometry of your Specialized is similar to mine, then the 135's should fit your frame. Then again, i'm not exactly sure; I had to come here for answers!
 
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mntbiker2

Monkey
Jun 30, 2007
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ThoughtCancer said:
Following up on what J_B said, it appears that the 150mm spacing is for Downhill/Freeride bikes, bikes with really burly frames. I checked my Devinci Ollie and it has 150's in the back, and that bike is a burly downhill beast.

If the geometry of your Specialized is similar to mine, then the 135's should fit your frame. Then again, i'm not exactly sure; I had to come here for answers!
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thanks for your help
 
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