Hi all,
I recently picked up a 70/80s kalkhoff road bike as a project more for learning than anything else. The rear wheel axle from the original wheel seems to be slightly smaller than a standard modern axle, is this normal? I've tried two different shimano hub wheels with quick release axles and they won't slide in. The issue is, the wheel I'm working with has a sealed axle so I can't actually swap it out for the original axle I don't think. I can't use the wheel pictured below as the chainline is way off with the single-speed freewheel and requires the shimano type that allows for spacers. Any advice is appreciated! I've attached a photo just for reference (this is the original axle), yes I'm aware it's sticking out too far.. this was just for testing purposes.
I recently picked up a 70/80s kalkhoff road bike as a project more for learning than anything else. The rear wheel axle from the original wheel seems to be slightly smaller than a standard modern axle, is this normal? I've tried two different shimano hub wheels with quick release axles and they won't slide in. The issue is, the wheel I'm working with has a sealed axle so I can't actually swap it out for the original axle I don't think. I can't use the wheel pictured below as the chainline is way off with the single-speed freewheel and requires the shimano type that allows for spacers. Any advice is appreciated! I've attached a photo just for reference (this is the original axle), yes I'm aware it's sticking out too far.. this was just for testing purposes.