I have a bike with a QR rear wheel. I believe it has a 5mm skewer inside a 10mm axle. The bike has standard dropouts.
Is it possible to convert it to something stronger, like a screw through axle?
Many thanks.
Might be possible depending on the brand of hub
which is....?
The hub is a Hope pro 2 evo. I am not sure what the evo bit means.
Yes. You can get a bolt on rear axle for it. Not sure if it improves stiffness by any noticeable amount though...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/hope-pro-2-conversion-kit-rear-10mm-bolt-in/rp-prod11825
this is for a pro 2, think the evo uses a bigger axle, so check with hope first.
If it is the Pro2 Evo then just go for a 10mm qr - http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/10mm-rear-qr-through-axle.htm and a pair of 10mm end caps. Job done in 2 mins
If you really want a bolt through then it's as per grenosteve and a full conversion is needed
DT Swiss also do a 10mm qr but it's more £££
Many thanks for the answers, I can see how the bolt in axle works, but how does a 10mm QR work? Do you just remove the axle? What supports the wheel bearing? What am I missing?
I have just done this conversion myself. You pop the end caps off fit new ones, insert 10mm qr and fit to bike. The axle on the evo's is 10mm anyway. You are oly changing the end cups and fraud attachment point
OK, thanks for that, I will have a look at CRC. Does the wheel feel more secure?
I guess so as the actual 10mm axle sits in the drop outs and not the end cap as per the standard Qr, but can't say I've noticed it
If you really want a bolt through then it's as per grenosteve and a full conversion is needed
I thought Pro 2 Evos could be converted to 142x12 by swapping end caps, and it was the pre-Evo hubs that needed full disassembly?