Hi all,
Slightly confused about rear wheel axles and hoping the collective can confirm my understanding...
I'm looking at a bike with 142 x 12mm rear dropouts. As I understand it that is the same as X-12. If I want the right Hope Pro-2 adapters, it's the X-12 I need. There is only one 142x12 standard and 142x12 is synonymous with X-12.
There is also 135x12 - which for the hope adapters is simply called 12mm through axle?
Is any/all/none of the above true?
Thanks
All sounds correct to me.
There are two 12mm drop out standards (Shimano and DTSwiss/Syntace X12), but 142x12 hubs will fit either. Axles however are [b]NOT[/b] interchangable!
Thanks all.. that makes sense... I think the frame comes with the axle - I just need to get hub adapters to fit. 🙂
Like ndg says. The x 12 is the syntace system which requires the use of an Allen key to remove the axle. The 'dropouts' may loo different where the axle fastens in but where the hub goes should be the same regardless of which axle you have.
I can think of three 12 systems, the syntace x12, shimano and fox e-thru and the maxle from SRAM.
Hope it helps.
What's the new frame going to be euaine? 🙂
There's also Specializeds 142+ system used on most all their mountain bikes now.
The issue with that is that while any wheel with 142 spacing can be used on the frames, the wheels that Specialized spec on their bikes are now useless on [i]any[/i] frames except their own.
Lets not forget 150 x 12 as well, but you're unlikely to see that anywhere other than DH bikes
New frame - if they come back into stock and I can keep saving and smuggle it past the wife - will be a Pivot Mach 5.7.. 🙂