Needing bearings to put a KH Isis hub in a frame with 40mm bearing holders.
Are they out there?
Are the Isis hubs a “raw” 22mm or are there shims between the axle and the bearing?
Needing bearings to put a KH Isis hub in a frame with 40mm bearing holders.
Are they out there?
Are the Isis hubs a “raw” 22mm or are there shims between the axle and the bearing?
Not in the right width. If you came up with a shim (more of a bearing sleeve) that would work for OD and width the following two might work.
http://www.bocabearings.com/main1.aspx?p=product&id=7360&n=MR619/22-ZZ
I looked for these for over a year before I gave up and bought profiles (kind of.)
Good luck.
Any other input on this.
I hope I missed something, but months ago I researched that very size and came up with nothing. There are bearing manufacturers that can do some custom sized small-batch prototypes (I found one in Seattle), but it’s pricey.
Some ISIS axles are 20mm, some 22mm, and some 25mm. I bet there are other sizes too.
Edit: The KH axle is actually 22 OD.
Is the one in the box 22mm?
This is why I posted an open letter to Kris Holm a few months ago now (3-4) that said something like dear kris holm, please make a moment option with 40mm OD or something like that. The thread got pretty long, actually - you might find an answer there.
But, really, KH needs to listen to demand. People have been asking for this bearing option for YEARS.
Heres the thread: Kris Holm: How about some "legacy" support?
Kris doesn’t make bearings
If you believe the demand is there to justify the several thousand dollar cost of commissioning a run of a custom bearing size, you are as able to get it done as Kris is. Just call the bearing maker and place your order.
I am sure he just doesn’t believe he can sell enough to recoup the investment. Better he spend his $ designing the new KH 36.
pdc, yes the KH hub is 22mm, and the bearings are 22/42 (a common size, whereas 22/40 can’t be had!) All Conundrum frames were made specifically for the KH Moment hub (size & width).