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I've got a Newman rear wheel which is 142mm spacing. I've been tempted by the sweet magic of a lush new steel, but Boost, frame.
Do those adapters that just involve some 3mm spacers and another spacer for the disc rotor mount work, or do they explode in a ball of flame?
Thanks
they work fine, I have some on Hope pro 2 hubs and no issues.
I haven’t died in two and a half years of running a front boost spacer- rear has less of a gap to bridge so I suspect you’ll be fine.
I'm guessing that the spacers won't help your chainline, for my I9s i got the wolftooth boostinator, had the rear wheel redished and it worked a treat, i think the 3mm spacers either side can work on the front, but the rear is a different issue due to the chainline being out, i.e. you may struggle to get into the big ring at the back?
Looks like you're stuck with using the 3mm spacer type, I've got Hope's with their own boost conversion end caps, I only needed one 1.5mm rotor spacer though, the 3mm spacer types work fine they're just a bit fiddly to use.
I also fitted a non boost chainset but had to drop my chainring to a 34t.
Hope your frame can accommodate a non boost chainset.
Dishing the wheel is the biggest pain, but otherwise, piece of cake.
3mm spacer each side and a disc spacer will work, they're doing exactly the same job as the Hope branded one. It does move your cassette 3mm inboard, but if you use a non boost chainring that should even out - that said, non-boost ring on a boost frame can put the chainring very close to the chainstay, so you might be limited to smaller chainrings.
martinhutch
Dishing the wheel is the biggest pain, but otherwise, piece of cake.
No dishing needed if you use a 3mm spacer each side, dishing is only if you space one side 6mm so that te cassette is in the correct position