The ease of converting between 141qr and 148ta depends on your hub's construction. The reason the conversion is so easy for hubs like DT Swiss hubs is because the conversion is accomplished ONLY by changing end caps. So for those, the very same endcaps that work to switch between 135 and 142mm do the exact same thing between 141 and 148mm hubs. Because the axle is not involved in the conversion.

With the way Novatec does it, you can't use the exact same conversion kit you'd use for a 135/142mm hub. You would need one with a longer axle to accommodate the 141/148mm hub shell width.

The way the 141qr hub standard has made it to market, it's poorly supported by midlevel hubs like this. Higher end hubs that use end caps supported the standard before the standard even existed, so those manufacturers generally haven't had to do anything new. If you want to upgrade your wheels, I think you'd be better off going that route instead of trying to convert something that has little/no support for doing so.

 

Hi Harold,

I was expecting that... I guess my only option if i want to upgrade my wheels is going for the Dt-Swiss 350 or 240 series with their converters.

I am still waiting for the official answer from Novatec anyway, but I am afraid I wont be able to get my friend wheels

thank you!

 

probably not. but I wouldn't rule it out entirely. Novatec might have a part that's not listed online anywhere else. That happens often enough.

And of course, if nobody asks for such a conversion kit, they won't ever make it. So if you want one, it's definitely in your interests to ask for one, even if they don't currently offer it.

 

I would search for another qr boost hub with the same diameter spoke holes and pay to relace the carbon parts onto it. Depending on what you find, could be not too expensive.

Even cheaper, pay to relace youre hub into the other wheel.

Most bikes with that standard were pretty budgety bikes so maybe consider another bike as well if you want to improve youre ride.

 

Im wondering the same exact thing with novatec as I have the dreaded 141 qr.