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How to convert from bolt through to quick release? HELP!
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flag felix1234
Posted: Oct 5, 2009 at 9:31 Quote
hi there, i am thinking of buying a rear wheel, however it is not the quick release type. wat do i need to do to convert it to quick release?
thanks.
flag kev211
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:43 Quote
new QR hub. nothing you can do to change the bolt on other than a new QR hub (that i know of)
flag justhitit
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:45 Quote
well you are deffinently wrong kev, it depends on the hub, many hubs have conversion kits made by the company like hope or azonic. what kind of hub is it?
flag kev211
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:48 Quote
justhitit wrote:
well you are deffinently wrong kev, it depends on the hub, many hubs have conversion kits made by the company like hope or azonic. what kind of hub is it?

ya, thats why i said i wasnt sure. i havent ever seen anything that does, but with all of the crazy stuff out there today, i imagined there would be something. But from what ive seen its just been a new hub. chill little buddy
flag kev211
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:48 Quote
oh, and felix... why do you want to switch to QR? what kind of bike is it going on? and what wheel/hub combo is it?
flag justhitit
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:55 Quote
maybe you took it wrong i didnt mean to seem offensive haha my bad.
flag kev211
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 11:58 Quote
oh its cool. i was just looking at the azonic one... do you have to have a special azonic hub? or is that an option for all their hubs? Also, most of the stuff i found out there was to convert from QR to Bolt on... not the other way around but who knows?
flag justhitit
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:00 Quote
it goes either way. i had the azonic outlaw wheel set before and it goes from 12mm and just take that axle out and put a different spacer thing inside basically a hub shim than put your qr through, even if this guy buys a cheap hub most come with qr and are unsealed bearings.
flag blakel
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:18 Quote
holla at ya dawgs! have a look for one of These should work a treat
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:51 Quote
blakeR wrote:
holla at ya dawgs! have a look for one of These should work a treat

sorry to be point out the obvious but thats for a front wheel he asked for a rear wheel.

i would buy the dt-swiss qr bolt thru lever,called the rws.

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thats asuming your hub is 10mm bolt thru.
flag felix1234
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:55 Quote
how do these work, and how much are they?
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:58 Quote
felix1234 wrote:
how do these work, and how much are they?

let me know what hub you have and i can help more sort off.

but in general you would just remove the bolt and replace it with the pictured qr bolt.
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 12:59 Quote
if this is the hub then im not totally sure,it could be just as simple as unscrewing the bolts and seeing whats in there or measuring the inner diamater of the axle.

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flag kev211
Posted: Oct 6, 2009 at 16:04 Quote
hey does it make a difference that he said he has a BOLT ON? Cuz last i checked a bolt on was different than a thru axle (none of that was sarcasm, just as a disclaimer). I assumed he was talking more about something like a BMX axle... with threads and what not
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Oct 7, 2009 at 7:49 Quote
kev211 wrote:
hey does it make a difference that he said he has a BOLT ON? Cuz last i checked a bolt on was different than a thru axle (none of that was sarcasm, just as a disclaimer). I assumed he was talking more about something like a BMX axle... with threads and what not

no sarcasam taken he mentioned bolt through in the title hence my refference to bolt through.

if it is a bolt on axle then all i can say then is get in touch with the respective manufacture of the hub in question.
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