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Title: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 12, 2017, 05:46 PM
A recent find of some Oddysey xtro front hubs..... but no forks to go with them resulted in the old tin foil hat being donned and a solution sought. A plan was soon put into action and here is the result  :daumenhoch:

Original axle on the left

Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 12, 2017, 05:46 PM
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Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 12, 2017, 05:47 PM
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Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 12, 2017, 05:51 PM
For those who dont know, these hubs have a 25mm through axle running on large sealed bearings with two large cone shaped spacers and 19mm diameter bolts to clamp the hub axle into a specially made fork... without the fork these hubs are pretty useless.

Mine will now run on a standard M10 bolt and pretty much any fork  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Avro on November 12, 2017, 06:02 PM
I have machine shop envy.
Super job.
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: chubby on November 12, 2017, 06:10 PM
Fook me Clint, they came out brilliant. Fancy a pair of them

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Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: griff on November 12, 2017, 07:11 PM
I love you Clint
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: CustardLips on November 12, 2017, 07:24 PM
And I'm guessing can be easily reverted back into it's original form ?
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Andyboy77 on November 12, 2017, 07:43 PM
That's amazing Clint!  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

I love these threads :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 12, 2017, 09:27 PM
And I'm guessing can be easily reverted back into it's original form ?

2 second job Nick. Just slide the axle out and put the original back in  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Mikku on November 13, 2017, 12:23 PM
Top bodging! :bow:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: CustardLips on November 13, 2017, 12:31 PM
And I'm guessing can be easily reverted back into it's original form ?

2 second job Nick. Just slide the axle out and put the original back in  :daumenhoch:

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Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 14, 2017, 01:23 PM
A few final shots. The original axle

Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 14, 2017, 01:24 PM
..... and the new axle installed


Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 14, 2017, 01:24 PM
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Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 14, 2017, 05:39 PM
Looks ace Clint  :coolsmiley:

Are you doing the rear one too? Or is that one a standard fitment?
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 14, 2017, 05:47 PM
Cheers Terry. Rears are a standard fitment.
Oddly rears seem harder to find than the fronts even though the front are fork specific

(https://i1.wp.com/bmxunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/odyssey-xtro-bmx-fork-2.jpg'resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)

(https://i2.wp.com/bmxunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/odyssey-xtro-hub-bmx.jpg'resize=700%2C468&ssl=1)
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Andyboy77 on November 14, 2017, 06:00 PM
Thanks for sharing the pic of them forks. Besides the fact that some may like it and others won't, this looks like a clever idea to avoid any issues with chewed dropouts. Looks very solid.  :daumenhoch:
Sorry for being a bit lazy to investigate myself, are these forks from the mid school era? Everything looks so indestrucible  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: oldschoolace on November 14, 2017, 06:16 PM
Hubs i have are dated 96 Andy  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: Andyboy77 on November 14, 2017, 06:27 PM
Hubs i have are dated 96 Andy  :daumenhoch:

Thanks Clint, thought the design looks like it could be of the mid 90's. Bet they run smooth as silk too.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Even further tales from the bodge bench
Post by: sawzall on November 14, 2017, 06:30 PM
Great work clint :daumenhoch:
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