They’re great in my opinion, being able to do everything on my bike with three Alan wrenches has made life so much easier.
scalloprisotto on
Functionally, it doesn’t change anything from male type. But the main advantage for me, is that they look sleeker and I can remove my wheels without carrying a 15mm wrench
MeringueWild5294 on
I personally try to avoid ones with aluminum axles, but there’s probably not much reason to.
 Phil woods have a very long bolt and multiple times more thread engagement than typical track nuts to make up for the smaller diameter.Â
Both designs can be executed very well and very poorly.
jopas_ on
I have one of those in the stable at the moment, some observations:
* It looks great
* I find it’s harder to get leverage with an allen key, compared to a ring spanner, when tensioning the chain
* Make sure the outer cones are fully screwed in. When I bought the bike one side wasn’t, and the whole wheel was off centre.
* The dropout end of the outer cone is pretty narrow (where the flats are) so if your dropouts are very wide, it may not bite properly. Also you can’t really add washers as the bolt size is a limiting factor.
TLDR; Nice idea, but in my books the standard bolt type is more sturdy, secure and versatile.
beretta_vexee on
I have Paul Components hubs with hollow hex nuts. It’s really handy not to have to carry a 15 mm spanner and to be able to remove the wheel with any multi-tool.
Just be careful not to tighten them like a gorilla. Paul’s recommand 12-15 Nm.
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Also called sex bolts 😎
They’re great in my opinion, being able to do everything on my bike with three Alan wrenches has made life so much easier.
Functionally, it doesn’t change anything from male type. But the main advantage for me, is that they look sleeker and I can remove my wheels without carrying a 15mm wrench
I personally try to avoid ones with aluminum axles, but there’s probably not much reason to.
 Phil woods have a very long bolt and multiple times more thread engagement than typical track nuts to make up for the smaller diameter.Â
Both designs can be executed very well and very poorly.
I have one of those in the stable at the moment, some observations:
* It looks great
* I find it’s harder to get leverage with an allen key, compared to a ring spanner, when tensioning the chain
* Make sure the outer cones are fully screwed in. When I bought the bike one side wasn’t, and the whole wheel was off centre.
* The dropout end of the outer cone is pretty narrow (where the flats are) so if your dropouts are very wide, it may not bite properly. Also you can’t really add washers as the bolt size is a limiting factor.
TLDR; Nice idea, but in my books the standard bolt type is more sturdy, secure and versatile.
I have Paul Components hubs with hollow hex nuts. It’s really handy not to have to carry a 15 mm spanner and to be able to remove the wheel with any multi-tool.
Just be careful not to tighten them like a gorilla. Paul’s recommand 12-15 Nm.