Can I use 15 mm thru axle wheel with a 12 mm thru axle fork?
01-11-20, 05:41 AM
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Can I use 15 mm thru axle wheel with a 12 mm thru axle fork?
Can I use some sort of shim to make it happen or I need to rebuild the wheel and if so, can I use the same spokes or do I need a new one (when rebuilding I would also change the rim itself). What do you think?
01-11-20, 07:20 AM
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What make and model of wheel? That determines what kind of operation you have to do to make it work.
01-11-20, 07:34 AM
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Maybe. I helped my friend convert his bontrager duster wheelset, rear was 12mm, front was 15mm. He bought a conversion bushing online. However I had to turn down the outer dust caps on a lathe. The OD of the dust caps didn't fit into his fork, so I turned them down by maybe 1mm? It was just clearanced to fit.
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Looking back as far as the MY2017 PDF charts they have posted, 12mm endcaps aren't even listed as an option for M1900 Spline wheels.
01-11-20, 02:28 PM
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You have to look at the hub not the wheels themselves. M1900 Spline are DT 370 hubs. This is what you need:
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...0mm-front-hubs
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...0mm-front-hubs
01-12-20, 02:17 PM
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You have to look at the hub not the wheels themselves. M1900 Spline are DT 370 hubs. This is what you need:
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...0mm-front-hubs
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/pro...0mm-front-hubs
01-12-20, 09:58 PM
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Talk to the hub manufacturer. I have adapters for my ENVE hubs so I can run the wheels on my 15mm Niner RLT fork and a 12mm Trek Domane fork.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've bought 2 of these, when I built wheels for my wife and my gravel bikes I wanted to use new XT hubs which are usually reliable. With mine the front hub slipped into spot with no trouble, with my wife's there was a drip that was in the way, turned out to be a touch of epoxy but it scrapped down perfect without scratching the carbon and fit perfect. The tubes are a little trouble to fit in, have to give a real good push and don't easily come out.
I've bought 2 of these, when I built wheels for my wife and my gravel bikes I wanted to use new XT hubs which are usually reliable. With mine the front hub slipped into spot with no trouble, with my wife's there was a drip that was in the way, turned out to be a touch of epoxy but it scrapped down perfect without scratching the carbon and fit perfect. The tubes are a little trouble to fit in, have to give a real good push and don't easily come out.
01-13-20, 08:51 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've bought 2 of these, when I built wheels for my wife and my gravel bikes I wanted to use new XT hubs which are usually reliable. With mine the front hub slipped into spot with no trouble, with my wife's there was a drip that was in the way, turned out to be a touch of epoxy but it scrapped down perfect without scratching the carbon and fit perfect. The tubes are a little trouble to fit in, have to give a real good push and don't easily come out.
I've bought 2 of these, when I built wheels for my wife and my gravel bikes I wanted to use new XT hubs which are usually reliable. With mine the front hub slipped into spot with no trouble, with my wife's there was a drip that was in the way, turned out to be a touch of epoxy but it scrapped down perfect without scratching the carbon and fit perfect. The tubes are a little trouble to fit in, have to give a real good push and don't easily come out.
01-16-20, 07:15 AM
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There is a guy in the road forum who designed some slide in spacers to convert axles from 15mm to 12mm.
Shoot him a private message and see what he has.
Joe Jack chinabomb build
Shoot him a private message and see what he has.
Joe Jack chinabomb build
01-16-20, 12:05 PM
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There is a guy in the road forum who designed some slide in spacers to convert axles from 15mm to 12mm.
Shoot him a private message and see what he has.
Joe Jack chinabomb build
Shoot him a private message and see what he has.
Joe Jack chinabomb build
