Yo,
I was wondering if any of you guys know of a bike hub along these specs:
14mm axle
Front hub
Sealed bearings
36 hole
and mostly WIDE, thats what im lookin for, WIDE
im building a bc wheel and I want/need a very wide hub for it, do any of you guys know of a hub along those lines?
thanks,
-E
All BMX hubs are tha same width?
Hmm, maybe, i dunno.
Just trip along to your LBS and see what they’ve got on the shelf. BMX hubs are genreally the same width so that the forks are compatible with all hubs, i think moutain bike hubs do come wider, particularly if they’re tricked for fitting discs and that kind of stuff.
But can you find MTB hubs with 14mm axles?
Foes makes one with a 30mm axel :-P. I don’t know how common 14 is though. 20mm is fairly common.
30mm is insane, how would you ever need something that strong and beefy?
MTB hubs are wider than BMX ones, most will be available as a 36 hole, sealed bearings are quite common, and to get the right size axle, it’s just a matter of asking. 14mm axles are fairly easy to come across, 20mm is the new fat shit the Down hill riders are using, but 30mm… I’ve never seen that before
yeah, the 30mm hub is fork specific for the Foes…something. Beefy as can be. It looks like a more standard size is 10mm, which is something of a reason for everyone switching to 20mm. The biggest problem is that a big portion of non-20mm MTB hubs are quick release, which is definatly not ideal for a BC wheel. I know you can convert one way, but I’m inclined to say it’s 20mm to QR…it’s possible that you could do it the other way though shrug. The forces on a bike wheel are pretty big when you decide to do a 20’ drop, keep that in mind ;-). I don’t know how you could bend or break a 20mm axle on a BC wheel…