Thru Axle Road Wheels

Here s how to remove and fit wheels equipped with through axles.

Thru axle road wheels.

Marc abbott asks if this mountain bike technology will soon replace the humble skewer henry robertshaw august. Most of today s road bikes that use thru axles take 12x100mm at the front the diameter is 12mm the length is 100mm and 12x142mm at the rear. The rapid growth in disc brakes for road bikes has catalysed the uptake of thru axles. The advantages are increased stiffness between the frame fork and the wheels and they make correct wheel alignment easier especially if the bike uses disc brakes.

Current thru axles are slow to operate and require three hands since the axle needs to be completely removed from the bike and the wheel says maxime brunard mavic s road concept. Take a look at our selection and feel free to call one of our gear advisors at 951 234 7554 if you have any questions. Upgrading to a thru axle is going to be in most cases a poor cost vs. Ican carbon wheels 40 disc road bike wheelset 40mm clincher tubeless ready disc brake center lock thru axle 12x100 12x142mm 565 00 565.

Robert axle project makes replacement thru axles for most types of bikes contact them for the right model for your frame or fork. Or use their axle finder on their website. Every frame and fork needs a thru axle with the correct length and thread pitch. With many wheels now available in both disc and rim brake varieties many brands are including multiple end caps allowing a single hub to accept quick release skewers and 12mm or 15mm thru axles.

At jenson usa we carry dozens of road bike wheel options from top brands like enve shimano dt swiss mavic hed stan s notubes zipp and others. This is where the dropouts are closed an axle passing into a hole on one side of the frame fork through the wheel hub and screwing into a threaded hole usually on the other side of the frame fork. 00 60 00 coupon applied at checkout save 60 00 with coupon.