On Wednesday, 1 March 2000 at 9:00:00 am UTC+1, Mike DeMicco wrote:
> In article <9oRu4.699$F91....@ord-read.news.verio.net>,
> jeve...@wwa.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.com (John Everett) wrote:
> >In article <demicco-A6BE1A.19085428022000@news>, dem...@home.com says...
> >>
> >>Keep in mind that 7 speed dropout spacing is 126mm and 8/9 speed is 130.
> >>the 8/9 speed wheel will be hard to get in there
> >
> >Have you actually tried this or are you just speculating? As it
> >happens, I own a Trek 1400 that originally came with a 126mm 7-speed
> >hub. A 130mm 8-speed snaps right in; no problem!
> Well, I just tried it and it does work OK. It doesn't go in as easy as
> the 7 speed wheel but it's acceptable. It definately doesn't have to be
> forced or jammed in, so I stand corrected. That's good to know in the
> event I can't get 7 speed parts anymore.
> --
> Mike DeMicco <dem...@home.com>

Do you know what year model the bike is?

The 1400 series went to 130mm spacing in '94 and the 1420 in '93.

http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek_timeline.htm

Best of luck with your project!

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 6:04:32 p.m. UTC-4, jamie white wrote:
> On Wednesday, 1 March 2000 at 9:00:00 am UTC+1, Mike DeMicco wrote:
> > In article <9oRu4.699$F91....@ord-read.news.verio.net>,
> > jeve...@wwa.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.com (John Everett) wrote:
> > >In article <demicco-A6BE1A.19085428022000@news>, dem...@home.com says...
> > >>
> > >>Keep in mind that 7 speed dropout spacing is 126mm and 8/9 speed is 130.
> > >>the 8/9 speed wheel will be hard to get in there
> > >
> > >Have you actually tried this or are you just speculating? As it
> > >happens, I own a Trek 1400 that originally came with a 126mm 7-speed
> > >hub. A 130mm 8-speed snaps right in; no problem!
> > Well, I just tried it and it does work OK. It doesn't go in as easy as
> > the 7 speed wheel but it's acceptable. It definately doesn't have to be
> > forced or jammed in, so I stand corrected. That's good to know in the
> > event I can't get 7 speed parts anymore.
> > --
> > Mike DeMicco <dem...@home.com>
> Do you know what year model the bike is?
>
> The 1400 series went to 130mm spacing in '94 and the 1420 in '93.
>
> http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek_timeline.htm
>
> Best of luck with your project!

TWENTY-TWO YEARS LATER the project is probably finished or abandoned.

Cheers

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:18:36 PM UTC-7, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 6:04:32 p.m. UTC-4, jamie white wrote:
> > On Wednesday, 1 March 2000 at 9:00:00 am UTC+1, Mike DeMicco wrote:
> > > In article <9oRu4.699$F91....@ord-read.news.verio.net>,
> > > jeve...@wwa.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.com (John Everett) wrote:
> > > >In article <demicco-A6BE1A.19085428022000@news>, dem...@home.com says...
> > > >>
> > > >>Keep in mind that 7 speed dropout spacing is 126mm and 8/9 speed is 130.
> > > >>the 8/9 speed wheel will be hard to get in there
> > > >
> > > >Have you actually tried this or are you just speculating? As it
> > > >happens, I own a Trek 1400 that originally came with a 126mm 7-speed
> > > >hub. A 130mm 8-speed snaps right in; no problem!
> > > Well, I just tried it and it does work OK. It doesn't go in as easy as
> > > the 7 speed wheel but it's acceptable. It definately doesn't have to be
> > > forced or jammed in, so I stand corrected. That's good to know in the
> > > event I can't get 7 speed parts anymore.
> > > --
> > > Mike DeMicco <dem...@home.com>
> > Do you know what year model the bike is?
> >
> > The 1400 series went to 130mm spacing in '94 and the 1420 in '93.
> >
> > http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek_timeline.htm
> >
> > Best of luck with your project!
> TWENTY-TWO YEARS LATER the project is probably finished or abandoned.

Never the less it would be interesting to know if he completed the project.

If he didn't have a 130 mm rear triangle the 1400 is aluminum and I don't know if respacing it would be advised.

Tom Kunich <cyclintom@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:18:36 PM UTC-7, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
>> On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 6:04:32 p.m. UTC-4, jamie white wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 1 March 2000 at 9:00:00 am UTC+1, Mike DeMicco wrote:
>>>> In article <9oRu4.699$F91....@ord-read.news.verio.net>,
>>>> jeve...@wwa.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.com (John Everett) wrote:
>>>>> In article <demicco-A6BE1A.19085428022000@news>, dem...@home.com says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Keep in mind that 7 speed dropout spacing is 126mm and 8/9 speed is 130.
>>>>>> the 8/9 speed wheel will be hard to get in there
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you actually tried this or are you just speculating? As it
>>>>> happens, I own a Trek 1400 that originally came with a 126mm 7-speed
>>>>> hub. A 130mm 8-speed snaps right in; no problem!
>>>> Well, I just tried it and it does work OK. It doesn't go in as easy as
>>>> the 7 speed wheel but it's acceptable. It definately doesn't have to be
>>>> forced or jammed in, so I stand corrected. That's good to know in the
>>>> event I can't get 7 speed parts anymore.
>>>> --
>>>> Mike DeMicco <dem...@home.com>
>>> Do you know what year model the bike is?
>>>
>>> The 1400 series went to 130mm spacing in '94 and the 1420 in '93.
>>>
>>> http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek_timeline.htm
>>>
>>> Best of luck with your project!
>> TWENTY-TWO YEARS LATER the project is probably finished or abandoned.
>
> Never the less it would be interesting to know if he completed the project.
>
> If he didn't have a 130 mm rear triangle the 1400 is aluminum and I don't
> know if respacing it would be advised.
>
Bending aluminium isn’t wise, I had a old 10s road bike ie 2/5 that being
steel when it was upgraded to 10s I just fitted the new wheels fine as it
was a steel frame!

My old MTB is 9s admittedly 1by as it’s my commute bike, so a flat mostly
route.

My Gravel and MTB are 10s and the extra cog on the cassette does make a
difference in terms of less swapping chainrings and so on. The Gravel bike
had been 9s but my need for hydraulic also gave me 10s which has been a
minor improvement as the cassette has a slightly wider range.

Roger Merriman