I'm having serious issues with switching out my bike's fork. More specifically, I'm having trouble with my hub end caps. I'm hoping someone on here may have come across this problem and found a solution.
I have a 2018 Kona Process 153 Al 29er. It came with a Yari Solo Air. I decided I wanted to try a different fork and got a Suntour Durolux. When I put the Suntour on the Kona and tried to put the wheel on, I was stunned it didnt fit. Both the wheel and fork are Boost, so I assumed it would slide right in. But the hub and caps that fit into the Yari are much bigger than the Durolux takes.
I called Suntour and sent them pics. They said the end caps my hub have are bigger torque caps. The torque caps pop right off, so I need to find what end caps I need. Suntour said I should contact the manufacturer of the hubs. The hubs I have are cheap Formula hubs, so I dropped them an email. No reply. And they are in Taiwan so I can't call them.
I took the wheel and fork to the local bike shop. They were a little surprised by this and said they haven't run into this problem yet. But we found bikes in their shop that have the larger torque caps and the regular smaller size. They also sent an email to Formula. It's been a week and no reply.
I went to a second bike shop. They also haven't run into this. They have both types in their shop too. The guy helping me said it looks like the small hub end caps on their Giant brand hubs might be the right size, but he wouldn't pop them off a brand new bike to check.
I checked my other bike. It's a lowest level Stumpjumper with a Recon. Sure enough it has the larger torque caps too. But they were smart enough that when you pop them off the smaller end cap is right there underneath. Very handy.
So basically my problem is that I need to find an end cap of the smaller size that will work with my Formula hubs to fit in the Suntour fork with the more standard fitting.
Has anyone run into this? Anyone know where to get the right end caps? Will another manufacturer's end caps fit and work for me? Man I hope someone has a fix for this. I'd rather not buy a new front wheel
Thank you for any replies and suggestions.
I have a 2018 Kona Process 153 Al 29er. It came with a Yari Solo Air. I decided I wanted to try a different fork and got a Suntour Durolux. When I put the Suntour on the Kona and tried to put the wheel on, I was stunned it didnt fit. Both the wheel and fork are Boost, so I assumed it would slide right in. But the hub and caps that fit into the Yari are much bigger than the Durolux takes.
I called Suntour and sent them pics. They said the end caps my hub have are bigger torque caps. The torque caps pop right off, so I need to find what end caps I need. Suntour said I should contact the manufacturer of the hubs. The hubs I have are cheap Formula hubs, so I dropped them an email. No reply. And they are in Taiwan so I can't call them.
I took the wheel and fork to the local bike shop. They were a little surprised by this and said they haven't run into this problem yet. But we found bikes in their shop that have the larger torque caps and the regular smaller size. They also sent an email to Formula. It's been a week and no reply.
I went to a second bike shop. They also haven't run into this. They have both types in their shop too. The guy helping me said it looks like the small hub end caps on their Giant brand hubs might be the right size, but he wouldn't pop them off a brand new bike to check.
I checked my other bike. It's a lowest level Stumpjumper with a Recon. Sure enough it has the larger torque caps too. But they were smart enough that when you pop them off the smaller end cap is right there underneath. Very handy.
So basically my problem is that I need to find an end cap of the smaller size that will work with my Formula hubs to fit in the Suntour fork with the more standard fitting.
Has anyone run into this? Anyone know where to get the right end caps? Will another manufacturer's end caps fit and work for me? Man I hope someone has a fix for this. I'd rather not buy a new front wheel
Thank you for any replies and suggestions.
