So I recently acquired this SS 29er and I wanted to see if I could but a QR wheel that is tubeless compatible the rear. It currently has a nutted axle in the rear and I don’t know if it would be compatible with a QR axle.
Would it be an option to transfer the current axle and swap it to another QR wheelset?
Pretty hard to find a 29er wheelset with a nutted axle.
Thank you for your help and patience!
by Significant-Role-828
4 Comments
QR axles on horizontal dropouts is a bad combination. The QR can’t develop enough clamping load to resist chain tension or disk brake reaction torque. The axle adjusters aren’t meant to support those loads, either.
r/fixedgearbicycle might be a good resource
You can have the rear wheel built up with a new rim, or get a new wheel built up with the right hub, like one of the Surly SS hubs. Hubs for SS thread on freewheels are pretty cheap. You definitely want the nutted axle for this. The QR *might* work all the way forward in the dropouts, but it’s not a good idea, and anywhere not fully forward in the dropouts is *definitely* a bad idea to try with a skewer.
I used to have a Redline Monocog 29er quite similar to this, but rigid. I really miss it. I ran a Surly bolt on hub with a White Industries trials SS freewheel. Still my favorite MTB that I’ve had over the years.
You can do that, although the combination of quick-release and horizontal dropouts can present some problems. If you do it, be sure to get a pair of Surly Tugnutts, which keep the wheel from pulling forward and come with an adapter for a QR skewer. Also, check your rear hub spacing — some older bmx-style singlespeeds are 120mm.
As for swapping axles, if the hubs are cup-and-cone you can probably do it, but you’d want to check the axle dimensions carefully to see if they match.