i’ve heard there’s a way to stiffen up the rear end (but i might have dreamt it!). obviously a maxle is the way to go but i dont have a maxle dropout but is there another way and is it hub dependent? just wondering as i’m thinking about a new wheelset and i want to cover all the bases…

Tim

Either Halo Hex key skewers (£10 f&r) you can get a better tension than a STD QR. If you want some bling go the DT RWS route.

I’d imagine a long bolt from a hardware shop would work and dirty cheap.

I seem to remember a thread not so long ago similar to this and i think the conclusion was to convert the hub to 10mm??? but i’m not sure if that was only hope hubs

this thread

thats the one

Just use solid axles. Not as stiff as some but noticeably better than QR. 10 min job to swap the axles if using Shimano cone type hubs.

show it some pictures of Vicki Pendleton

In the end I ordered the 10mm bolt up hope conversion and a dt axle from the flood sale at crc. The axle was 150mm but I cut it off and threaded the end. £16 instead of £22. Cheapskate. Still waiting for the axle conversion though. crc’s not what it was.

Just use solid axles. Not as stiff as some but noticeably better than QR. 10 min job to swap the axles if using Shimano cone type hubs.

How and what would you need to do this for a Shimano hub?

How and what would you need to do this for a Shimano hub?

just a new solid axle, the nuts for the outside of the dropout and 2 washers: dead cheap from any bike shop as its pretty basic spares.

just take everything off the hollow axle and put it back on the solid axle in the same order. you might need to move the cones and nuts in or out a bit to get the same amount of axle showing on each side. Look on the park tools website for the best explanation i have seem for rebuilding a shimano or loose ball hub. And you need to take a 15mm spanner out riding with you in case you puncture.

Cheers juilian! Might give this a bash next week.