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    Female vs male axle bolts which are strongest

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    1. mr-adlay on

      The screw in ones you have are female axle, the ones with that protrude are males axles, male axles are stronger

    3. imboredsoimhere318 on

      I’m with you. Time to go on a diet. Now imagine the weight of slime in your thorn resistant tubes. 💪🏼

    4. nateridesbikes on

      Are your dropouts also bent to fuck? I’ve never bent one of those bolts in my life.

    5. Ifoundthefringe on

      I don’t think getting a new hub will fix this problem. It’s also a lot easier to replace bolts than taking apart a hub to replace a bent axle.

    6. Trickytrickyrmx on

      Man i dunno how youre constantly bending bolts…

      Back when I was riding a lot, I always ran female axles and have never bent or broken one. I’m also not a small guy and did quite a lot of peg tricks

      **ETA** it also looks like the drop outs on your forks are bent, that could definitely be contributing to bending bolts

    7. Slowbro_Laggins on

      I think the female v male debate is a farce. If you have 9mm bolts or axles you will eventually bend them grinding on things.

      I like that bmx is moving towards 14mm female bolts with a 17mm axle, because then it can be fitted with higher quality bearings.

      Ultimately bigger is better here, unless you are really trying to save the weight, even then most of the bigger axles are hollowed out anyway.

      At the end of the day you should ride what makes you feel comfortable and gives you piece of mind that you aren’t gonna break it in a critical moment.

    8. aSharpenedSpoon on

      They are technically identical if the thread size is the same. What matters is GRADE of bolt.

    9. dogs_snout24 on

      Get gsport bolts and stronger forks, your fork dropouts look bent which makes it easier to bend bolts

    10. Affectionate-Sun9373 on

      Grade of metal is the only measurement. Male or female is irrelevant.

    11. thumptech on

      Make sure you are using pegs with the 14-10mm sleeve or even better 10mm drilled pegs. If you use 14mm hole raw with female you will have a hard time.

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