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is there another option?
The Ti axle is ridiculously expensive, but you can use the axle and lock nuts out of a Shimano HB-M525 or 756, then you just need the bearing seats out of something which uses 12mm ID bearings on an M10 axle (Surly? or ask SPNK as they probably use the same bearing in their Fixxer clone) and some spacers to take up the slack
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Couretsy of @umop3pisdn & @mdcc_tester: https://instagram.com/p/bvrrZWD_h4/
I'm part way through doing the same sort of thing on an old Spesh spoke.
Bought a track axle kit from HED for the correct bearing seats, combined with a cheap steel QR axle, tapped, from the parts drawer.
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@Scilly.Suffolk
I want to tap the axle of my HED3 to take screws, but the existing aluminium axle isn't suitable for modding.
The bearing seats measure 12mm and the only axles I can find in that diameter are through-axles.
Can I butcher one of these, or is there another option?
Any suggestions for neat spacers appreciated too.
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