I just rebuilt my Powertap hub with an XT axle/hardware. I took the hub apart to repack the bearings and I noticed that the race on the axle had cracked completely in half and fell apart. I didn't want to order hardware and wait so I started digging for hardware and came up with an old XT hub. The hardware wouldn't thread on the Powertap axle (I think it was a difference in thread type), but the XT axle worked with the few pieces of Powertap hardware I needed. Seems to work just fine, took two tries to get the spacers right for the difference in width.
This begs the question, what is the most ghetto thing you've done to get your bike up an running?
This begs the question, what is the most ghetto thing you've done to get your bike up an running?
I use my powertap during the raining season while I'm base training. It's seen hell and high water.