Miss-Higgy Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Basically i have two issues with my inspired currently. One is the fact it has a QR on the front with my hope hub, has anyone came up with a successful bolt through answer for 9mm hope hubs. Two is the fact it has vertical dropouts and a gear hanger ive already managed to bend by not taking my wheel off properly. Any ideas on how to rid myself of these stupid little annoyances? Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hope XC on the front? Tap the axle, works well. You can get stronger gear hangers, but I dunno what frame you have so don't know if available for you. You could also cut it off and run a 74kingz - style tensioner, or a spoke tensioner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 if it's a pro 2, not much you can do. not unless you can get someone to custom machine you a solid axle with end caps on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I got really annoyed running a tensioner and ended up going tensionerless, which has its problems but at least theres less parts to deal with. I think if you can make a decent spoke tensioner, after the initial setup headache, that would give the least trouble. What trouble are you having with the front ? My hope pro 2 hub used bolts, not QR and it was all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've already told you how to make a pro2 front hub to take bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Curve Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Whats wrong with running a quick release on a front wheel? it is like the perfect solutuon for lazy folk like me for taking wheels out rather than getting a 5mil al out. Edited February 11, 2013 by Mr Curve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Whats wrong with running a quick release on a front wheel? it is like the perfect solutuon for lazy folk like me for taking wheels out rather than getting a 8mil al out. it's ALLLL about the 8mm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Curve Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 it's ALLLL about the 8mm 8mm??? What aircraft carrier hub are you using? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bing Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I tried tapping the qr adapters on my pro 2, felt far too flexible for my liking. hopefully a more solid solution will be waiting for me when I get home tonight in the form of a nice solid bolt on axle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 tried bolt-up style skewers (allen key rather than a lever for clamping up with)? i've found them to hold the wheel a bit tighter than a traditional levered skewer, also make your wheel less thief friendly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 if it's a pro 2, not much you can do. not unless you can get someone to custom machine you a solid axle with end caps on was that supposed to be a rap line or was it accidently? :wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I found Shimano Deore skewers work better than more expensive Hope ones and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 best ones were the full steel thingies: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Basically i have two issues with my inspired currently. One is the fact it has a QR on the front with my hope hub, has anyone came up with a successful bolt through answer for 9mm hope hubs. Two is the fact it has vertical dropouts and a gear hanger ive already managed to bend by not taking my wheel off properly. Any ideas on how to rid myself of these stupid little annoyances? Thanks guys Euan Beaden could probably machine you one up. Not sure what other people with access to tools are around atm. Hammers are good, but sometimes they're a little excessive for removing wheels, be careful next time. So say 22/15 works without a tensioner on the 380mm rear end Fourplay, not sure what the BB height was. But i know it was last years or the year before. Only required some minor filling. If you get a dual wheel tensioner that attaches onto the hub bolt you are onto a winner, that's what i used. Didn't use any springs either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've forgotten what you told me to do about it ali. Plus i want to see it in action didn't realise you had a pro 2 on the front too! Duel wheel tensioner?? Gonna have to google this one!? And have i imagined people running no tesioner? I have an element frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 dual wheel tensioner ***.. .superstar zinger tensioner is the best value out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hope Pro 2 But, but... front Pro 2's don't have an axle. Surely if you tap the QR adapters you're just attaching each fork leg to it's respective QR adapter while not actually bolting the two sides together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Speak to euan Beaden on facebook, I've seen the custom axle he made for his pro 2 and its ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Curve Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hope Pro 2 How you bodged that then? Pro2's on the front come with the option to interchange the axle conversions to 9mm Q/R, 15mm bolt through or 20mm bolt through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 My first version was a 15mm od alloy bar, drilled and tapped to take 10mm bolts and then I used Hope's 15mm end caps and just slid the bar in. Works well but my tapping skills were sub par that day so I'm a little worried it may strip one day. My second version (that Adam Tart made) is an old Echo axle turned on a lathe (and drilled and tapped to take 10mm bolts) so it its on the INSIDE of the normal Hope end caps and cut to length so it fits inside the hub lengthways, I then drilled the 9mm QR parts so it was a 10mm hole for the bolts to go through. Much neater than the first version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F&_rdr#!/photo.php?fbid=10151345311528570&id=726163569&set=a.10150135340563570.300880.726163569&__user=614192635 That's the one Euan did and it looks so good too. Edit: what's wrong with qr? Edited February 11, 2013 by shercofray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miss-Higgy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thats what i want! Cant find them, don't have a lathe or any clue nor can be trusted with sharp dangerous tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 snip Ah fair enough. Bing made me think you'd done something with the standard caps but I didn't think that'd work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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