Bike Forums - converting a bolt-on front wheel to quick release?

Bike Forums (https://www.bikeforums.net/forum.php)

- Singlespeed & Fixed Gear (https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/)

- - converting a bolt-on front wheel to quick release? (https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/500125-converting-bolt-front-wheel-quick-release.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIN (Post 8139450)

You can't use QR if it has track ends, aka horizontal dropouts. EBB with vertical drops is fine with QR.

And to the OP - no, you need to get a new hub/wheel as you cannot convert a solid axle on a track hub into a hallow axle which is 1/2 as thin.

MIN is right about not using QRs on track ends because of axle slip; however, you can overcome this using tensioners.

MIN is wrong about needing a new hub/wheel. it's possible to convert bolt-on axle hubs to accept QR, though this takes a bit of work and parts. i'm in the process of doing this myself.

There's a simple solution to this problem. Simply replace the threaded nuts on each side of the hub with a threaded cam device. You can get them as internal cam or external cams. It takes just seconds to do and does require a hub alteration.

I meant to say it does not require a hub alteration procedure.

Yay, thread necrophilia for spam.