My frame takes an old style qr in the rear. I didn't know you could get a 10mm 'thru axle' which fits these old style drop outs...
(Bottom) My old qr and hope adapters. (Top) Superstar 10mm axle and hope adapters.
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Axle in frame... I was suspicious it wouldn't fit.
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Certainly questionable if it's any stiffer but I was prepared to give it a go. I had no idea this little gem existed!
Some hubs have them for front axles too. That makes a bigger difference compared to a qr.
I saw on their webpage Superstar make a similar product for anyone with a 9mm qr still on the front.
Superstar QR is not the stiffest for this application if my experience is anything to go by. Worth getting the DT swiss RWS version- more expensive but lighter and you can get it tighter. However both are better than standard QR
+1 for bigger improvement on the front with a 9mm version.
I bought my RWS second hand for about £12 iirc
Yep, I use the DT swiss RWS one on QR front forks with special adaptors in a 15mm XT hub. Plan to use the DT swiss one on my new Mavic wheels for the rear but first need to get the 9mm QR adaptors drilled out to 10mm. My mate has already done this to his and reckons it is noticeably stiffer.
Just be careful not to snap the lever off the RWS, as it's easily done.
I have one of these on the back of my Mk2 Soul. It does feel less wiggly when you're pushing it hard.
Yep, but make sure you grease the axle really well and check it for tightness every few rides.
Had one for a couple of years, it fell out a couple of times whilst riding and the steel axle rusted into the hub that it's been sat in in the spare room for a few months.
Have the DT RWS now.
Thanks, I will check! My cleaning/maintenance schedule is somewhat relaxed, to say the least...
I had one of the older RWSs, it broke after a few rides. When I warrantied it, the response was more or less "Yeah, they do that". But I think they changed the design more recently? Ended up going back to QR on all my bikes though, I could feel a difference from the 10mm but I never really felt like it was useful...
"Certainly questionable if it's any stiffer "
My El Guapo is noticeably stiffer with a 10mm RWS over a 5mm QR. Though that is with different wheels in. 10mm SS Tesla, Sapim 1.8/2.0, ArchEX vs. 5mm '04 XT, dt 1.8/2, XM719disc
Superstars aren't particularly light. Steel axle
American Classic do an alu. axled one that's a fair bit lighter
You can also get bolt up 10mm hubs. Meant to be a lot stiffer than QR
And then theres the old school/cheapo threaded axle and nuts. Must be stiffer than QR also
"one of the older RWSs, it broke after a few rides. When I warrantied it, the response was more or less "Yeah, they do that". But I think they changed the design more recently?"
Mine did that. CRC warrantied it no questions
The new ones are apparently metal ratchets, not part plastic like the old ones which eventually strip their teeth at an awkward time
I have a front hub and axle sat in a box. Forks all seem to com bolt through these days. Did seem like a good system.
Specialized hub DT skewer if anyone is interested...
Superstar now do an alu version of the thru axle (which the OP has), and it's a good deal lighter than the steel one it replaces, and looks a bit better too. The steel one was orange with rust every time I took it out...
Make a difference but has been mentioned the superstar ones are heavy and rust
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sun-ringle-rear-conversion-axle-2013/rp-prod65450
56g including bolts
Good find Continuity (especially now I have just given away my 2 CRC vouchers DOH 🙂 )
I bought the Reverse branded ones from Germany and they've been great on both bikes I run them on.
The rws ones are a lot better than the ss ones. They show a casting error on some forks of mine as they do up so tight, whereas the ss one don't, and the torque determines the stiffness.