Axle converting
01-05-09, 08:42 PM
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Axle converting
I have a 3/8 axle in the back and I was wonderin if I should just use those adapter nuts or axle converters for a 14mm dropout. I was thinking the nuts but they seem like they would end up wearing down, but that is just me.
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01-05-09, 08:53 PM
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Adapters for the win. We just threw some in a front today.
01-06-09, 05:06 PM
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Primo Andy's Nuts work fine; unlike washers, the extra bulk will make your axle less likely to bend or break.
01-11-09, 06:21 PM
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khe chain tensioners have a pretty good adaptor system to fit 10mm axles in a 14mm drop out
01-11-09, 09:00 PM
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I'm guessing a 10mm axle is a 3/8" axle?
01-29-09, 07:02 PM
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use the adapter, what other options are there?
