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I'm now on 142x12 through axle. These should work for most MTB hubs:
Non-drive (for 160mm rotor, there's a 140mm version too):
http://www.paragonmachineworks.com/replaceable-parts/inserts/sliding-dropouts/b4027-post-mount-160-rotor-for-12-mm-skewer.htmlUsing this axle:
http://www.paragonmachineworks.com/dt001-dt-swiss-rws-12-mm-rear-skewer.html -
That's why I went through axle, so I could swap in the wheelset from my 27.5 mtb (also explains the 180mm rotor on the front). Pics are with 27.5 x 2.35 hans dampfs - front is tight and rear won't work. I think you'd be set with 27.5 x 2.2ish though!
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Fork was $200 from soma, the dropouts were direct from $40 from paragon (I'm in the US).
@pascalo the rake and a-c are the same so handling hasn't changed but it is much stiffer under braking. Need to figure out how to fit my surly rack since the mounts have swapped to infront of the dropout and now the caliper is in the way :(
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Through axle front and back now, with 43 gravel king sk's. Anyone used sram s700 10 speed shifters / brakes? Going hydraulic is the last thing I want to change, but my hub can't take an xd driver and s700 would mean I could keep everything else the same...
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Yeah it's a 54. @Eamesy Santa Fe
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vittoria peyote 2.1" will just fit. fitted a surly front rack as the nitto wasn't up to carrying much.
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ILE porteur
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Moved out here for a while for work, figured I'd build this while I'm here as it would be cheaper than doing it in the UK. Rims are frequency team i23. Wouldn't go back to tubes now, you can see from where the sealant comes out how many punctures it's saved you from. Rack is a nitto m18 with a wald basket that I cut down to half the height. It was ok for light stuff but I use this for commuting and grocery runs mostly so I replaced it with a surly cromoly, rated to 30 kg and is a lot stiffer when the ILE bag is full. The basket is just attached with some heavy duty cable ties
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New Mexico. Isn't too bad to swap, I use a syringe to move the sealant from the old to new tyres. Wtb rims and wtb tape so easy to get the tyres to seat. The refuse tyres are great on gravel / fire roads if you drop the pressure so the race kings will probably be off until winter anyway
Drank the 1x kool-aid with the XT 11-42 cassette, rival 1 shifters / brakes and force 42T crankset. Feels like a new bike