Questions tagged [through-axle]
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Kickr Thru axle compatibility
I have a 2018 Wahoo Kickr V4, which is currently set up for Quick-Release. I've just ordered a second-hand Orro Venturi (think it is a 2023 model?).
Will I need to buy the thru-axle adapter kit to get ...
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Quick release inside of thru axle?
I'm hoping to use a pet trailer on my road bike which uses a thru-axle. My rear wheel dropout has a "housing" for the fat end of thru-axle (left side of bike). Unfortunately, because the ...
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Changed the disc brake rotor, now wheel doesn't spin?
I have replaced the tire and the disc brake rotor on my rear wheel and since then for some reasons my rear wheel does not spin.
When I take off the disc brake rotor it freely spins:
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Tacx Flux 2 - How do you mount a Axle Equipped Bike on it?
I’ve recently bought the Liv Avail Advanced 2 Pro Axs and wanted to mount it on my trainer, a Tacx Flux 2, which also seems to have different types of axles.
I can not seem to find the measurements on ...
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15mm thru-axle hub on 12mm axle: sleeve adapter vs endcaps
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I have a frameset with 12mm thru-axles front and rear (non-boost). I think bikes like that are now very common in road/gravel realm. I am building myself a second pair of wheels at the ...
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Missing end cap
I bought a used bike, and I didn't notice the end caps were missing from the front wheel.
I don't know the model or the manufacturer of the hub, there are no markings.
It is a 12x100 thru axle fork
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15mm hub on 12mm fork
I need to get a 15mm hub without end caps to fit a 12mm fork whose dropouts look like this (note that the black part has a lip):
When my SON dynamo's bearings went out on a cycling tour here in ...
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Are those 2 thru axles interchangeable?
I posted here a while ago about purchasing a thru axle, I ended up ordering a thru axle which I believed fulfilled the criteria of my frame and existing thru axle. I relied on the specifications that ...
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Can I use a thru axle with a longer thread length?
first of all I would like to point out I have looked in previous threads here but could not find the answer.
My frame specifications have the following measurements in regards to the rear thru axle:
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Weird behaviour of rear hub thru axle
recently my rear wheel started wobbling so I wanted to check its rear hub, bearing and axle.
I have a Shimano HB-RS470 hub which is a thru axle hub, and it look exactlly like the one in the picture ...
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Using Burley Coho XC on road bike with Magic Speed Release axle
I have purchased a Coho XC trailer to use with my 2021 Orbea Avant H-60 (disc brake) bike.
I ordered a Burley Thru-Axle after following the Burley axle guide, but on attempting to install it (without ...
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How bad is my frame damage?
Recently my rear wheel locked up while going downhill, the lockup caused the damage in the foto(scoring in the aluminum frame by the axle) is it bad?
The bearing is of course destroyed.
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Is there a way to have thru axle dropouts with thread on a left side?
I am in process of ordering custom bike, but one thing that makes me super unhappy is the fact all dropouts I see have threads on the right (drive) side.
Is there a way to (or there is some source, i....
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Protecting Threads on a thru-axle dropout
My bike uses a thru axel and as I use an indoor trainer quite a bit, I remove the back wheel quite often. I'm concerned about the threads. If they get destroyed on the dropout nut, the manufacturer ...
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Can I use a longer thru axle than the stock thru axle skewer but have similar pitch?
I'm looking for a front thru axle skewer for my bike. The stock axle has these measurements, L124mm TL16mm TP M12 x 1.5. The closest I've seen so far online is L125mm TL17mm TP M12 x 1.5.
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