[canadmos]

You need a new beefier Maxle that is not tapered.

Bad:

Betterer:

The Banshee axle is the same as the lower one, no taper to it.

 

[slimshady]

Bombproof, cheap and reliable.

 

[canadmos]

Hope is sending me a steel axle, free of charge. Still going to order a second one.

 

[Flo33]

Bombproof, cheap and reliable.

2 broken freehub bodies over here, evil dents from SRAM X0 cassette, so I'm riding a steel freehub body right now, weighting a ton. This together with my ancient 135 x 10 mm thru bolt axle makes my ZTR Flow - Novatec 4in1 - Sapim CX-Ray - rear wheel heavier than my 2007 Crossmay SX one.

@canadmos Would recommend a small top guard like orig 77designz Freesolo or OneUp's rip off. Was working perfect even with Absolute Black NW chainring and my non-Type2ish ancient X9 rear derailleur. RF NW ring was not so great, multiple chain offs.