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10mm to 14mm adapters?

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inkdwheels

Chimp
Jan 27, 2004
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My banshee scratch has 14mm dropouts. It compes with a 10mm dropout with a der. hanger and a little spacer that threads onto my 10mm axle to fit in the other 14mm dropout. I wanted to get a pair of these.


but they only make them for 3/8" bmx axles.

My plan (someone tell me if this won't work) is to buy a hollow 14mm chromoly axle, like for a bmx cassette hub, and tehn buy a 10mmx1 tap and tap the axle and cut it to make 2 adapters that slide over my existing 10mm axle.

Does anyone have an easier way?
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
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Los Osos
Well, I run those on my rear BMX axle, and they fit. A 3/8¨ axle is basically a 10mm axle, right? I would think they fit, but you might want to go to your LBS and just find out if they do fit or not. Most every shop has a random 10mm axle laying around, and any good BMX shop has the conversion bolts like in your picture.
 
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inkdwheels

Chimp
Jan 27, 2004
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Bay Area
bikenweed said:
Well, I run those on my rear BMX axle, and they fit. A 3/8¨ axle is basically a 10mm axle, right? I would think they fit, but you might want to go to your LBS and just find out if they do fit or not. Most every shop has a random 10mm axle laying around, and any good BMX shop has the conversion bolts like in your picture.
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They are diff. The 10mm axle is bigger, I allready tried it at my lbs.
 
CrabJoe StretchPants

CrabJoe StretchPants

Reincarnated Crab Walking Head Spinning Bruce Dick
Nov 30, 2003
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Groton, MA
bikenweed said:
Well, I run those on my rear BMX axle, and they fit. A 3/8¨ axle is basically a 10mm axle, right? I would think they fit, but you might want to go to your LBS and just find out if they do fit or not. Most every shop has a random 10mm axle laying around, and any good BMX shop has the conversion bolts like in your picture.
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got a question for you. on your bmx bike, were you able to run them with the hex part (the part you use to tighten them) against your hubs? i tried that (since it would look normal) but they didnt fit in the dropouts, so i had to run them with the hex part on the outside, and they just look really weird.
 
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inkdwheels

Chimp
Jan 27, 2004
22
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Bay Area
On the bmx hubs you have to take off your locknuts before you put the adapters on. The flange on the adapters acts as your new locknut
 
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