Ben-e
Captain Critter!
Perhaps some bright person could enlighten my ignorance here. I am building-up a Surly Bridge Club (totally rigid) for commuting / bikepacking / 30/70 road/off road. The fork supplied by Surly has a 10mm dropout (to house track-style 10mm axle hubs), and I'm considering decent axle options to accompany the 10x100mm hub (Hope 100mm). So far I have only been able to find 9mm axles, such as DT's RWS system, which will obviously not work, given the 1mm play between the axle and dropout. Frustratingly, Surly do not sell 10mm front axles, to suit their frames and hubs.
I have been experimenting (Gods help us all) with different options, the most viable appears to be a Stainless Steel 10x130mm hex bolt with a Stainless Steel Nyloc Nut (with 1mm washers). Although it appears to be secure, this option is very inconvenient - I would have to carry around the relevant spanner tool should i get a flippin flat. I have also been looking at an M10 x 130mm Titanium Cap Head Allen Bolt and Ti Nyloc Nut, which would be a more convenient option. I am running a 10x135mm alloy allen bolt axle in the rear, which i bought years ago for DH style riding - seems to work pretty well (strong and convenient) - its got a stop on one side to prevent the axle from rotating - bloody good design.
My question is, would there be any technical/engineering issues in running either 'bolt & nut' options noted above? Could you recommend a better option? Apologies if have totally lost the plot!
Images: 1) Fork with 120mm stainless bolt. 2) Rear 10x135mm axle. 3) Ti 10x130mm bolt.
Thanks,
Ben
I have been experimenting (Gods help us all) with different options, the most viable appears to be a Stainless Steel 10x130mm hex bolt with a Stainless Steel Nyloc Nut (with 1mm washers). Although it appears to be secure, this option is very inconvenient - I would have to carry around the relevant spanner tool should i get a flippin flat. I have also been looking at an M10 x 130mm Titanium Cap Head Allen Bolt and Ti Nyloc Nut, which would be a more convenient option. I am running a 10x135mm alloy allen bolt axle in the rear, which i bought years ago for DH style riding - seems to work pretty well (strong and convenient) - its got a stop on one side to prevent the axle from rotating - bloody good design.
My question is, would there be any technical/engineering issues in running either 'bolt & nut' options noted above? Could you recommend a better option? Apologies if have totally lost the plot!
Images: 1) Fork with 120mm stainless bolt. 2) Rear 10x135mm axle. 3) Ti 10x130mm bolt.
Thanks,
Ben
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