Converting rearwheel to front?

Posted on Mon 18th, March 2013

• #1

AlexBuck

I'm new here, so hope that this has been posted in the right forum.

Is it possible to convert this FFWD rear wheel into a front wheel ?

I know it is possible with the old specialized trispokes.. but not sure about this..?

-Alex
• #2

lae

It might be possible - you'd need to remove the freehub body and put a new axle in it, but even then you might find that it is too wide.
• #3

AlexBuck

It might be possible - you'd need to remove the freehub body and put a new axle in it, but even then you might find that it is too wide.

that was my thought as well.. but aren't the driveside bearings located in the freehub?
• #4

AlexBuck

[QUOTE=AlexBuck;348163...... the freehub?[/QUOTE]

Guess it's called the freewheel body!?
• #5

lae

Ah, you're right, yes. They aren't in the freewheel body itself, but they are in the same location (on Shimano hubs, at least). Guess you can't do it, then.

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