Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
The ft hub's axle is a structural member what with the fork legs being able to move independent of each other. So for best fork and steering (not to mention rotor/pad rub) performance a hub designed to have a through axle will also tend to have a stiffer axle. Andy
The whole idea of a thru axle is that the hub itself has no axle. Here is an example of a convertible front hub.
