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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Alpinesurfer on June 05, 2017, 05:14 PM
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:idiot2:
Im in the very early stages of getting my old gt tour 2 back on the road after getting it back in a mess years after selling it.
I got hold of some wheels and some other bits.
i had an hour free this weekend so thought i would get started .
So i thought i would bang the wheels on to see whats what and realised the wheels are 14mm and bike is 10mm i think .. :-/
So do i now have to sort axels out somehow on both wheels or drill the frame and forks ?
cheers for any help
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Don't drill the dropouts out... get a different wheelset. :daumenhoch:
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change the wheels, or just the hubs, at worst slot the axles to fit the 3/8th (10mm) dropouts , DON'T cut ,drill, grind out the dropouts on the frame !!!! "nono" "nono" unless your having them machined professionally, it's difficult to get right, even then having them machined professionally is a real bad idea !
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So i can't just bang some 10 mm axels inside then?
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What hubs are you using & are the axles solid or hollow?
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Not sure i will investigate ?
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Front axel is 10mm solid rear is 14 and seems hollow (sounds it when i tap it with spanner) so need rear to be 10mm) i picked up a job lot of bits including 2 nice looking wheels clean not bent etc nice tyres .
so now I'm not sure if i can bang an axel in it for 10mm ?????
or just more simple to get a single back non matching wheel?
cheapest option wins..
if after i get it on the road i find i have money i can change or upgrade later