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Hub axle diamerter?
rfretwell
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June 2013
edited June 2013
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Is there a reason why front axles are 9mm dia. and rears are 10mm?
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ugo.santalucia
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June 2013
In the old days of balls/cone bearings... a front axle had a lot less load, hence can be "under engineered" compared to a rear axle
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