Mountain Bike Thru Axle Conversion

Find a thru axle for any mountain fat road cross and electric bikes.

Mountain bike thru axle conversion.

All involve swapping out some components. This means the axle is bolted directly to the frame. There are a few ways to go about this. There is also bolt up where the axle is static and uses bolts on each end.

Several hubs can be converted to 10mm thru bolt such as dt 240s or hope pro ii while others like many of the shimano models can be converted to bolt up. We have thru axles for burley trailers thule trailers bob trailers and more to any bicycle that has a 12mm thru axle. See how to arrange your trainer to host a bike with a thru axle system. You can see more details about these measurements below.

Beefy suspension forks called for a stiffer connection with the wheel and disc brakes required smaller tolerances for the wheel to sit properly in the frame so the brakes did not rub. Upgrading to a thru axle is going to be in most cases a poor cost vs. The best and easiest solution is to swap out your quick release fork for a thru axle fork. Converting a quick release bike to thru axles.

See how to arrange your trainer to host a bike with a thru axle system. Right about 2011 as disc brakes and suspension proliferated in mountain bikes the thru axle started to replace the old skewer. Thru axles are also inserted through a hollow hub axle but they re bigger rear ones are 12mm in diameter and screw into closed dropouts. They improve the stiffness of the wheels and fork so you can.

When you insert the thru axle you have to screw it into the integrated nut. Thru axles also insert through the hub but instead of u shaped dropouts the fork has holes. If you re in love with your frame but want to upgrade to thru axles it is possible to make a conversion in some cases. To my knowledge there is no conversion available for the dt onyx and cerit hubs.

Most thru axles are described by four measurements and you might see them described something like this. With our thru axles you can lighten up your bike or attach your favorite bike trailer. On one side the fork hole has an integrated nut. At first 135mm was the most common rear axle spacing.

All products components wheel parts qr thru axle skewers thru axles. 15 x 100mm 127 length 1 5. Unless your boyfriend is a bike mechanic with spares lying around the cost of a hub conversion or wheel replacement plus a new fork would be prohibitively expensive when measuring up any perceived benefit. The diameter of the thru axle.

Bike thru axles.