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Tri Spoke

  • 16-04-2010 3:23pm
    #1
    crashoveroid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    Im buying a tri spoke wheel from a mate its a rear one can you tell me if it can be converted to fit the front.

    Now i do know this could be a a really stupid question.

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    crashoveroid wrote: »
    Hi All

    Im buying a tri spoke wheel from a mate its a rear one can you tell me if it can be converted to fit the front.

    Now i do know this could be a a really stupid question.

    Thanks in advance

    No it can't.


  • #3
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Yes it can.

    Just use a car-jack (hydraulic is easiest) to respace the dropouts on your fork to 130mm. No modifications to the wheel needed.


  • #4
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,476 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Morgan wrote: »
    Yes it can.

    Just use a car-jack (hydraulic is easiest) to respace the dropouts on your fork to 130mm. No modifications to the wheel needed.

    wonder what the uneven dishing would feel like

    can you do that to carbon forks ? :p must resist temptation

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #5
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    ednwireland wrote: »
    can you do that to carbon forks ? :p must resist temptation
    No, it is common enough with steel ones though.

    fwdbike1.jpg


  • #6
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,476 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    blorg wrote: »
    No, it is common enough with steel ones though.


    only kidding

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,166 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    A front wheel drive recumbent! Gaaah, my eyes!


  • #8
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    I'm just wondering what way your knees have to bend for steering...


  • #9
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    if the cassette is being removed can a shorter axle not be fitted to make it 100mm spaced? I thought tri spoke wheels were symmetrically dished anyway


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