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Restomod

Freewheel

Shimano HG road

  • 12s road cassette
  • a spacer ring (1.85 mm) is required for an MTB cassette
    • 8,9,10,11s MTB cassette, with the spacer

Crankset

  • for 1x (single chainring) setups use Wide-Narrow or similar technology

Chainline

  • old 90s MTB typically have 47.5 (7s) or 49mm (8s+) chainline
    • for 1x (single chainring) setups: The target chainline is often around 49mm for a 135mm hub
  • modern Deore or CUES have 52mm chainline, might not be the best match
    • Shimano CUES FC-U6000 9/10/11-fach Kurbel 40 Zähne has 50mm chainline

Q-Factor

  • the lateral distance between the outer faces of the two crank arms where the pedals attach
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