Got some Pikes recently, first 20mm through forks with maxel i have had and they seem to be very bulky,not the forks but the qr its self.

Is there anything less bulcky i can use.

Did you know what a Maxle looked like before you bought them?

Yes. I realised it was bulcky and its not that big an issue i was mearley, asking if there was any options to make it smaller.

They are designed like that,if they were less bulky they wouldn’t work,HTH.

Basically, no.
Maxle is probably just about the best front axle system available today. Farster than normal QR, stiffer, stronger and 100% secure. No need to change it at all. 🙂

What do you mean by bulky anyway? There’s a lever, and that’s all you can see once its on the bike….. 😐

Mine is the older maxel with the lever and the Bolt kind oth thing sticking out the opposite side.

I supose i could get a new version of the maxel

Wouldn’t fit. Get used to it or change the fork.

Cheers buys

As i say its not an issue i was just wondering, as there are some pretty handy people with lathes in here, seeing if they had any home machining.

Just whack it with a hammer.
Bound to make it smaller and lighter…..

DrP

Pike might have an old Maxle 360 in it- those can be updated with a more recent maxle (we put the one from my 2010 Revs into an old Pike)

Mine is the older maxel with the lever and the Bolt kind oth thing sticking out the opposite side.

I supose i could get a new version of the maxel

Wouldn’t fit. Get used to it or change the fork.

Sure? I swapped my Maxle with an axle running through it for one that doesn’t without any problems.

Ah cool- the original shots of the latest maxle lite (without the nut opposite the lever) had a slightly different design and weren’t backwards compatible, I guess that changed before production. Slightly lighter too

The design of the maxle, the current one anyway, has seemingly been optimised for strength and weight. It’s not like the good old days when hope would produce a slinky gorgeous anodised qr lever which could be retro fitted.
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the maxle and similar and they may in the future have a standard which may then create an aftermarket worth making stuff for.

There is this 15mm aftermarket jobbythe dc15 by tune, I think they do a 20mm too.

Oh they don’t. dissapointment here.. Although I always liked the 20mm maxle on my totems. Is it really an issue? Have you found it to be too bulky whilst riding or just when trying to fit it in places it was not designed for?