[MMcG]

I just received a 98 Boxxer from Sprungshoulders for next to nothing - thanks again Sprungshoulders. And thanks to Fulton too for the top crown - fits perfect!

Well this particular fork is a 20mm thru axle, but it also comes with a QR conversion kit. I want to use this QR conversion kit until I can get a good used front 20mm wheel (maybe something like a Mavic 521 or something). But I can't figure out how to use these adaptors and mount the wheel.

Yeah I'm a dumbass when it comes to stuff like this.

So if anyone out there had this fork and used it at one point with a QR front wheel, can you run me through the wheel mounting steps?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

 

[Jm_]

I just received a 98 Boxxer from Sprungshoulders for next to nothing - thanks again Sprungshoulders. And thanks to Fulton too for the top crown - fits perfect!

Well this particular fork is a 20mm thru axle, but it also comes with a QR conversion kit. I want to use this QR conversion kit until I can get a good used front 20mm wheel (maybe something like a Mavic 521 or something). But I can't figure out how to use these adaptors and mount the wheel.

Yeah I'm a dumbass when it comes to stuff like this.

So if anyone out there had this fork and used it at one point with a QR front wheel, can you run me through the wheel mounting steps?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

I had the 99, which was the same fork. I never heard of anyone using a QR with it.

 

[MMcG]

I had the 99, which was the same fork. I never heard of anyone using a QR with it.

It came with two inserts, but I can't figure em out.

 

[Smelly]

mark, got any pictures?
sounds very weird. perhaps those inserts are the v brake mounts?

 

[vitox]

ive seen homemade qr adapters for that fork, normally its a plug that fits into where the axle is supposed to be, in both dropouts, and with a cutout/guide to house the qr axle.
if thats what you have then you just have to align both "plugs" so they point the same way and use a rear qr skewer.

 

[MMcG]

they definitely aren't the v-brake mounts.

I'll post up pics in a bit.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I've never heard of that kinda of adaptor either

 

[ChrisRobin]

I remember seeing some sort of RST fork (Alphafa???) a few years ago that had 20mm adapters. I thought it was a really smart idea . Essentially what Vitox said, they should just plug into the 20mm holes on each leg and from there they should look like regular QR dropouts. Did you get a long QR skewer with the conversion kit??? If not, I'm assuming a rear wheel skewer would work.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Do the look like these?

If so its for a 20mm hub to QR.

 

[ChrisRobin]

Not really, try to picture the direct opposite. I'll try to draw some in paint.

 

[ChrisRobin]

This is what I remember those adapters looking like:

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Oh ok that makes sense, but looks a little scary to me.

 

[vitox]

yea those are the adapters i was talking about.

1line them up
2insert wheel
3tighten QR
4tighten dropout bolts (be careful, its magnesium)
5dont forget you dont have a real thruaxle.

 

[MMcG]

Okay - got it figured out - just needed to use a little elbow grease. should hold me over for a bit until I got a proper wheel for it.

 

[MMcG]

Vitox was right - I just needed the rear QR skewer and it worked. Just took it for a spin and it felt good. I think I'd benefit from a flat crown vs a drop crown though. Anyone got an older Boxxer Flat crown they'd like to trade for a drop crown?