9mm through axle QR vs DT Swiss RWS skewer?

phz
phz Posts: 478
edited July 2012 in MTB general
Which is stiffer on a conventional 9mm dropout fork (26"/130-150mm)?

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Depends on the QR - these vary quite a bit, an XTR is stiffer than say some Ti skewered effort. In fact I have seen tests showing some Shimano skewers to be stiffer than the RWS!
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  • phz
    phz Posts: 478
    Sorry, to clarify - I already run an RWS skewer on my front wheel but have not long ago switched to a Flow/Switch wheelset and wondering whether converting to 9mm through axle and using one of these -

    9mm-QR.jpg

    - rather than the RWS would be stiffer (have already worked out for myself the RWS feels better than the standard Hope QR I had previously).

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  • Bikerguy15
    Bikerguy15 Posts: 119
    I've got the superfast hub on the front of my bike:
    super%20fron%204%20colours.jpg

    Would I be able to use that QR with this hub If I just took the existing one out and replaced it with that? Or is it a different size? I'll have to measure it tomorrow.
  • Bikerguy15
    Bikerguy15 Posts: 119
    Sorry, the existing axle itself, not just the quick release.
  • phz
    phz Posts: 478
    Not sure TBH but I don't think so. I have the Switch hubs which have different inserts for different axles/QRs.

    I have read of people drilling out 'fixed' QR hubs to 9mm and using the through axle QRs then, but that's obviously a one-way deal.

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