As per the title, just wondering if anyone’s tried the new DT Swiss Ratchet LN Conversion Kit, which converts the freehub pawl-type mechanism on their lower-end wheelsets like the M1900s to the star ratchet system.
That’s always been possible, but the kit adds a seal on the freehub body that would otherwise leave your freehub mechanism poorly protected. The only obvious snag I can see is that you need two tools, one to remove the original ratchet from your hub body and a different one to install the star ratchet version.
I already have the latter, any way of bodging the former or is a begging trip to the LBS? I guess the other potential snag is whether DT Swiss will supply the freehub body as a standalone part should you need one in the future and the kit using the basic 18-point star ratchet rather than the faster-engaging 36 or higher options.
Tempted as I have a set of M1900s I’m thinking about converting.