Quick Release Help!!!

drumsmasher
drumsmasher Posts: 241
edited May 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
I know this subject has sort of been touched on before, but i still cant get a straight answer from reading through the posts, so....

Can a 9mm (standard) quick release fit into a fork that had been previously fitted with a 15mm Maxle?

Also vice versa??

the reason i am confused is that the axle that the 9mm quick release slides through in the wheel, seems the same size as a maxle! I may of course be wrong....but thats where i need some help please.
Another tree...another cracked rib!!

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    some yes some no.

    it all depends on what you have.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    No, unless you buy some axle converters for the hub.
  • drumsmasher
    drumsmasher Posts: 241
    nicklouse wrote:
    some yes some no.

    it all depends on what you have.

    I replaced the old Maxle wheel from some Manitou Black forks with standard 9mm Easton wheels and q/r and all seems fine but it concerned me that i keep reading that they dont fit!!
    Also a mate wants to buy the old wheels but wants advice on forks which i dont want give without getting the right info.

    Thanks for your quick reply
    Another tree...another cracked rib!!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    drumsmasher wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    some yes some no.

    it all depends on what you have.

    I replaced the old Maxle wheel from some Manitou Black forks with standard 9mm Easton wheels and q/r and all seems fine but it concerned me that i keep reading that they dont fit!!
    Also a mate wants to buy the old wheels but wants advice on forks which i dont want give without getting the right info.

    Thanks for your quick reply
    manitou have not made any Maxel forks.

    what was the bike?

    a Spesh? if yes that would have been their stout hub using a 9mm Qr axle not a 9mm axle with a Qr.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • drumsmasher
    drumsmasher Posts: 241
    Yes its a 2004 Spesh Enduro....and i guess that answers my question! :oops:

    Thanks for your help! :oops: :oops:
    Another tree...another cracked rib!!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    drumsmasher wrote:
    Yes its a 2004 Spesh Enduro....and i guess that answers my question! :oops:

    Thanks for your help! :oops: :oops:
    so back to your "question" your forks are standard Qr. no problems.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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