I'm getting a Hope evo 2 pro wheelset and for my 135x10/9mm vertical dropout frame and fork. I'm wondering what the sturdiest/stiffest option is for the front and rear. Taking the front as an example there are 3 options I'm considering (leaving out bolt-on):
9 mm QR
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9 mm steel through axle QR (I'd need to find another brand, no black in stock)
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15mm to 9mm through axle + 9 mm steel through axle QR
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makes sod all difference TBH, choose the one you like and either 1. be a dick about it on internet bike forums, or 2, forget about it for ever more...
sensible answer? the 9mm QR is probably dying off.
Seems like the 9mm through axle is sensible here, but hard to find steel ones (in black!). You'd think it was the other way around.
hope with 9mm adaptors on 15mm bearings and dtswiss make 9mm through axles.
anything is better than 9mm QR, just make sure you have the easiest route to go 15mm later, would be my advice.
I'm wondering what the sturdiest/stiffest option is for the front and rear.
Shimano QRs or DT RWS. A very stiff 9mm axle/rod attached to a poor QR lever isn't as good as a better QR lever on a std sized rod.
Getting the DT RWS for front and rear w Hope adapters, seems like the best solution. Now I def need to be locking my wheels wherever I go..
I'm wondering though, with normal 5 mm QRs you get some protection from the wheel falling out even if the QR loosens. Will this be gone with through axle qrs?
nickc - Member
sensible answer? the 9mm QR is probably dying off.
Three new standards (four for rear wheels?) in just over three years.
I'll take a punt that qr's will be available for the rest of my cycling life, whereas the others will not.