Rear Thru Axles . Are they worth converting?

Prowlus

Thinking of what upgrades I can apply to my cannondale Prophet 4 rig this year , one possible Mid-life-update is the posability of converting my bike to an all thru axle system to give it more strength during technical trails ,
Currently my rig has a front maxle on its front wheel and my rear is QR .
The conversion will cost £270 for a new rear prophet swingarm and £199 for the right wheelset
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=17637
Currently I use hope dt 5.1s which are way lighter

Does anyone think this conversion is worth the money in terms of performance and durability benefits or should i just stick to
a qr rear and thru axle front?
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nicklouse

why noy just change the axel on the hops to a Nutted or bolted axel? will save you a few 100 notes and still give a stiffer rear.

Prowlus

Will that still involve me getting a swingarm then? Thought wheel re-building would cost more than buying a new rear wheel or am i wrong?

supersonic

No. Just a new axle, that uses nuts rather than a QR to secure it.

Prowlus

just a new axle? On your bike in london bridge said I must have a new swingarm cause the adaptor at the rear is shaped differently . or are they trying to leech more money off me?

supersonic

Thru axles are differnt to nutted axles, and a thru axle rear will require a new swingarm. But this is differenet. I am pretty sure that Nick and I are correct in this, but I will check to be on the safe safe! Give me a day, I have had a few beers tonight lol

Will Snow

you mean go all oldschool and get rid of the quick releases??? just like a bmx (or cheap mountan bike) i think... yeh thatll make it stiffer.

nicklouse

similar, but you can also get saint/hone rear mech compatible axles.

Will Snow

have you actually noticed any tendency for fles in the back end of the bike??? if not, i shudnt bother, to be honest

Prowlus

Will Snow wrote:

have you actually noticed any tendency for fles in the back end of the bike??? if not, i shudnt bother, to be honest

Sorry "Fles?"

Will Snow

flex, sorry, my typing is shocking.