REVIEWS DEALS BIKESHOPS TRAILS

Thru-axles on Specialized?

1325 Views 4 Replies 4 Participants Last post by CasteelG, Feb 28, 2011

TJM0031

Discussion Starter · Feb 28, 2011

Anyone running a 9mm thruaxle front and/or a 10mm thruaxle rear on their Spesh bikes? Possibly on a Stumpy FSR or a Camber.

I know the front wheels already come with the DT RWS thru skewer but is it compatible with other brands of wheels or will other 9mm thru systems work?

As far as the 10mm bolt-on thruaxle will it fit in the dropouts on their bikes?
Thanks,
TJM 092

Save

1 - 5 of 5 Posts

JefedelosJefes

· #2 · Feb 28, 2011

Yes they will fit. Why would you want to do that though?

Save

TJM0031

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 28, 2011

JefedelosJefes said:
Yes they will fit. Why would you want to do that though?

The new Stumpys only come with a standard QR fork. So if you want the added stiffness you've got to run thru axles. The rear is still a standard qr size but the axle will bolt in as opposed to having a cam-operate qr. This will increase stiffness. I asked mainly because I plan to run different wheels as the stock Spesh wheels in garbage imho. The last set I had was so flexy and had to be trued every 3 rides or so.

Save

Steve.E

· #4 · Feb 28, 2011

Look into bolt through as well, I've converted my rear Pro 2 to 10mm bolt through (using a DT Swiss RWS axle) and it's a very nice setup.

Running a Spesh Enduro SL.

Save

CasteelG

· #5 · Feb 28, 2011

TJM0031 said:
The new Stumpys only come with a standard QR fork. So if you want the added stiffness you've got to run thru axles.

Specialized uses oversized endcaps on any bike that doesn't have a thru axle.

Oversized endcaps are supposedly just as stiff as a 15mm TA while being lighter.

Save

1 - 5 of 5 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month