Superbe Pro Axle Set?
David Hallerman
I recently bought some Suntour Superbe Pro hubs (at only $35!) from
Nashbar. The rear hubs come with an axle and spacers for 126mm
dropouts, but I want to build up the hubs for a bike with 130mm
dropouts.
My question is this...
When I look in the Loose Parts catalog, the Suntour Superbe Pro
axle and spacers for 130mm costs $35 or so--as much as the
original hubs.
But several other 130mm axle-and-spacer sets (such as Shimano Deore XT
or Suntour XC-Comp) go for only $20 or so.
Will these other axle-and-spacer sets work properly?
I think yes, because these are "standard" size axles, but I'm not
sure because I've never done it before.
All help appreciated. Thanks.
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David Hallerman
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BruceD7082
<75300...@CompuServe.COM> writes:
<<I recently bought some Suntour Superbe Pro hubs (at only $35!) from
<<Nashbar. The rear hubs come with an axle and spacers for 126mm
<<dropouts, but I want to build up the hubs for a bike with 130mm
<<dropouts.
<<My question is this...
<<When I look in the Loose Parts catalog, the Suntour Superbe Pro
<<axle and spacers for 130mm costs $35 or so--as much as the
<<original hubs.
<<But several other 130mm axle-and-spacer sets (such as Shimano Deore XT
<<or Suntour XC-Comp) go for only $20 or so.
<<Will these other axle-and-spacer sets work properly?
You really don't have to replace the axle! There is much more than 2mm of
axle sticking out on each side with the standard 126 mm spacing! So just
add a 4 mm spacer to the left side to achieve a 130 mm spacing, and
recenter the axle so that the same amount is sticking out on either side.
You will find that there is sufficient axle sticking out beyond the
locknut faces to install the wheel properly. I am running 2 Sup. Pro 130
mm wheel sets made up this way with no problems.
Bruce...@AOL.COM aks Bruce Douglas
BruceD7082
(BruceD7082) writes:
Subject: Re: Superbe Pro Axle Set?
From: bruce...@aol.com (BruceD7082)
Date: 29 Sep 1994 19:16:02 -0400
Message-ID: <36fhri$g...@newsbf01.news.aol.com>
In article <36f252$q9v$1...@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>, David Hallerman
<75300...@CompuServe.COM> writes:
<<I recently bought some Suntour Superbe Pro hubs (at only $35!) from
<<Nashbar. The rear hubs come with an axle and spacers for 126mm
<<dropouts, but I want to build up the hubs for a bike with 130mm
<<dropouts.
<<My question is this...
<<When I look in the Loose Parts catalog, the Suntour Superbe Pro
<<axle and spacers for 130mm costs $35 or so--as much as the
<<original hubs.
<<But several other 130mm axle-and-spacer sets (such as Shimano Deore XT
<<or Suntour XC-Comp) go for only $20 or so.
<<Will these other axle-and-spacer sets work properly?
--You really don't have to replace the axle! There is much more than 2mm
of
--axle sticking out on each side with the standard 126 mm spacing! So
just
--add a 4 mm spacer to the left side to achieve a 130 mm spacing, and
--recenter the axle so that the same amount is sticking out on either
side.
--You will find that there is sufficient axle sticking out beyond the
--locknut faces to install the wheel properly. I am running 2 Sup. Pro
130
--mm wheel sets made up this way with no problems.
--Bruce...@AOL.COM aks Bruce Douglas
The SRSuntour people do not give this advice their unequivocal approval,
saying that:
"This solution MIGHT be acceptable as long as the user is not trying this
with
an aluminum frame. This can be trouble since the aluminum dropouts are
much
thicker than steel. Caution is advised."
"Joe Arnold
SR SUNTOUR technical department"
By the way, an axle set includes the sleeve nuts and cartridge bearings,
which you don't need. A bike shop should be able to provide a suitable
axle alone for about $10.
James W Gourgoutis
David Hallerman <75300...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>
>I recently bought some Suntour Superbe Pro hubs (at only $35!) from
>Nashbar. The rear hubs come with an axle and spacers for 126mm
>dropouts, but I want to build up the hubs for a bike with 130mm
>dropouts.
>
Well, I bought the same $35 Superbe Pro hubset from Nashbar, and mine
CAME WITH a conversion kit for a 135mm rear axle. Yours should have,
also! The kit consists of a new 135mm axle and a couple of spacers. You
could juggle around the included spacers to get the appropriate 130mm
overlocknut dimension, and then just grind
down or cut off the extra length of the 135mm axle, to make it 130mm.
I've done this with Shimano rear hubs with no problems.
Hope this helps!
Jim
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