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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Rossi46 on July 09, 2012, 05:40 PM
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Hi folks. say, for example i wanted to put a modern set of wheels into an oldschool frame how would i go about it. My understanding is that the spindles on the newer type wheels are thicker than the oldschool stuff and therefore won't fit into the dropouts. Are the spindles easy to change on newer wheels ?
Whilst on the subject, i recently built an Aero reflex and bought Skyways for it. Fitting the front wheel was a nightmare. I was thinking that the spindle would just slide straight into the front fork dropout but the dropout was too narrow. I therefore had to remove the spindle, place the wheel between the forks in alignment and slide the spindle back through. This sounds easy enough until you factor in the fact that the spacer/securing nuts also needed to be threaded onto the spindle one by one as i managed to wind it further through the hub. There must be an easier way that i am just too stupid to have fathomed out because if i ever get a puncture i will not be happy.
Help !!!
P.S. The rear skyway was easy to fit because the dropout is much wider.
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Whilst on the subject, i recently built an Aero reflex and bought Skyways for it. Fitting the front wheel was a nightmare. I was thinking that the spindle would just slide straight into the front fork dropout but the dropout was too narrow. I therefore had to remove the spindle, place the wheel between the forks in alignment and slide the spindle back through. This sounds easy enough until you factor in the fact that the spacer/securing nuts also needed to be threaded onto the spindle one by one as i managed to wind it further through the hub. There must be an easier way that i am just too stupid to have fathomed out because if i ever get a puncture i will not be happy.
This one is easy, you can buy replacement spindles that have been flattened and will fit in the 3/8ths forks :daumenhoch:
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..........here's a link to "winstanleysBMX" they do Skyway replacement flat axles....................
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/36653/Skyway_1365mm_x_38_Front_Axle_wFlat_Spot
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..........here's a link to "winstanleysBMX" they do Skyway replacement flat axles....................
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/36653/Skyway_1365mm_x_38_Front_Axle_wFlat_Spot
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That's the one :daumenhoch:
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Or just buy some already done for you :angel: :2funny: >:D
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=147674.0
(shameless plug :2funny: )
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file or angle grinder!! :daumenhoch:
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The new skyways axle is too thick for old school dropouts,You will either need to buy a replacement flat axle from winstanleys as mentioned above, which is the proper way of dealing with this common problem.Or you will need to put the axle in a vice and file it flat in the places where it fits into the dropouts.The last and most costly option is to buy a pair of 80's alloy hubbed tuffs which have the correct axle fitted! :daumenhoch:
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remember having this exact same problem 3 years ago :LolLolLolLol: still having them now, keeps the old school blood pumping :smitten:
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Thanks for the responses folks. It all makes perfect sense now. Now where did i put that angle grinder ???