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gbj_tester in reply to @Cranky

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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Cranky in reply to @gbj_tester

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.

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gbj_tester in reply to @Cranky

Maybe the OD of the end cap is consistent throughout the axle types

There isn't a standard for most axle types, so there's a mm or two of variation in the end cap OD even for the same axle type. AFAIK, only SRAM 15×110 Boost specifies the end cap diameter.

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