Specialized hub conversion?

Paulkingk
Paulkingk Posts: 689
edited November 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Ok a friend of mine has just brought an old school gt i drive frame and has a Specialized hubed rear wheel. the hub appears to have a bolt up axle. ( you put the wheel in the frame and then do 2 allen bolts up to secure the wheel to the frame.) The hub also has cartridge bearings. to make the hub work with his frame he needs to convert it to take a standard qr axle is there a kit which will do this, like you can with Hope hubs?

The hub sits in between the drop outs ok but the bolts need to be spaced out quiet a lot to be able to get them to grip the frame.

I know this is a bit vague sorry.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    sound like there are some parts missing or I have no idea what you are asking.


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  • Paulkingk
    Paulkingk Posts: 689
    Well i un did both ends of the hubs axle and what came out was very similar to what you get when you convert a hope pro 2 from qr to 15mm. so i was just wondering if there were similar kits for the specialized hubs. had a quick Google and turned up nothing.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    so it is a NUTTED rear hub or a bolted hub?

    still no idea why it will not fit.
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  • Paulkingk
    Paulkingk Posts: 689
    It's bilted but the thread on the drive side will not go in far enough to hold the wheel tight in the drop out. looks like the came off a frame with a much chunkier rear end.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    not possible. the rear are a standard width.

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