Oracle
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Seems there's a lot of press regarding the new 15 and 20mm front wheel setups over the old/standard quick release setups. From what I understand from it all, the larger axles are stronger, thereby making the lower of suspenion forks less prone twisting.
However, for general everyday trail riding, I'm wondering how much abuse would front wheel cop compared to the rear wheel? I've always thought the rear wheel/axle holds greater percentage of riders weight (especially when you consider most riders hang back behind the seat for gnarly decents), so wouldn't the rear axle be the more important of the two to upgrade from standard 9mm quick release to the newer 15 or 20mm setups?
Or have I got the whole concept wrong and the new 'standards' are simply about making the front forks less prone to twisting and not much else?
However, for general everyday trail riding, I'm wondering how much abuse would front wheel cop compared to the rear wheel? I've always thought the rear wheel/axle holds greater percentage of riders weight (especially when you consider most riders hang back behind the seat for gnarly decents), so wouldn't the rear axle be the more important of the two to upgrade from standard 9mm quick release to the newer 15 or 20mm setups?
Or have I got the whole concept wrong and the new 'standards' are simply about making the front forks less prone to twisting and not much else?