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This page on Harris Cyclery appears to confirm the Alfine 8's dropout width as 132 mm. :) "132 mm rear axle spacing may require spreading the frame of older model bikes.."

I searched for the specs of the Alfine 11 but couldn't find the dropout width dimension. :( I seem to remember that the Alfine 8 is 132.5 mm wide though. Maybe somebody could confirm this? So for a road bike dimensioned frame such as the Silvio, you have only to open up the fork legs by 1.25...

Thanks Doug I guess that those dimensions would also be very useful to folks looking for a donor bike for conversion? ;) :) May I suggest, that you could put it in the Cruzbike FAQs? ;)

I notice that nobody answered the question on the height of the Sofrider's top tube. :( Based on manstir99's side view of the Sofrider V2, I notice that the red line is tangential to the spoke face of the rear wheel rim. I took that measurement off another bike's 26" wheel and got the result...

Jim I've sent you a private message. ;) :)

Phil JT and I batted around an idea on how to attach the front end of a rack in this thread last December. It involved inserting a fitting through the rear shock pivot but AFAIK no-one actually tried it. ;) :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobecane :) Its the accent (?) ;)