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have missed or simple DIY conversion tricks to be employed to swap axle types?
It's straightforward to shim down from 15×100 through to 9×100 through, the adapter is just a tube with 15mm OD and 9mm ID
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Sorry, realised this after posting, unfortunately I don't have access to a lathe though. I suspect getting one made would be costly.
Also my 9mm thru axle fork has a sort of lip above the hubs end caps and without the axle the wheel will happily stand in place. I suspect these "lips" would be in the way of the end caps of a 15mm thru axle hub. Maybe the OD of the end cap is consistent throughout the axle types. Although that seems unlikely given the fact some axles are significantly larger.
Cranky
I'm planning wheel build based on a dynamo hub for this winter and would like one that would fit a variety of forks. One fork is a 9mm thru axle (Hope Pro 2 EVO) hub, the other 9mm quick release and the other does not yet exist. Clearly I need a hub that has some flexibility like the Hope ones.
Looking at dynamo hubs I see that the Shutter Precision 8X Series Dynamo Hub comes in a variety of axle types and has an axle adaptor from 15mm to 9mm quick release (I think) but that's it adaptor wise.
Are there other hubs that I have missed or simple DIY conversion tricks to be employed to swap axle types?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.