Single speed 29er disc-compatible wheel?

Lumen

My brain hurts.

I want cheapish a single speed rear wheel as a backup for my 29er Alfine/ZTR Crest.

The requirement is therefore:

- 29er/700c rim (same thing, but it's for 35mm tyres so I would avoid a standard road rim as it would be too narrow)
- 135mm spacing
- Single speed
- Compatible with Shimano centrelock disc rotor

How hard is this? Very.

Apparently I can use a single-speed conversion kit on a normal 29er wheel.

But then I'll still have the hollow axle. I want to use track nuts.

Some internet says that quick release is fine on track ends for single speed. Other internet says that's a bad idea. Other internet says to do an axle replacement.

Advice please!

The cheapest option seems to be something like:

Mach 1 250 Rims On Deore M525 29er Wheelset
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/WPM1250525/mach-1-250-rims-on-deore-m525-29er-wheelset

On-One Singlespeed Converter Kit with 16t Sprocket
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/SKOOSSKK/on-one-singlespeed-converter-kit-with-16t-sprocket

This combo is used on the One One Inbred 29er:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOIN29SS/on-one-inbred-29er-swap-out-single-speed

...but it doesn't solve the axle problem.

Holyboy

An axle swap takes about five mins not a big deal,well maybe ten if you happen to drop some bearings on the floor!

kumate_champ07

quick release is fine on track ends, but an allen key skewer rather than a road skewer. nuts would be better if you do big standing starts.

as mentioned above me you can easily swap out the hollow axle for a longer solid axle, shimano dont use cartridge bearings so you dont have to worry about using a specific axle.
the axle could also be 14mm inside and machined to 10mm outside which might make finding a longer axle for track nut use dificult

Holyboy

The axle is standard,I think it's 10x1mm which is the usual size and thread pitch of lower end Shimano,if memory serves me right of course! So any cheap rear cro-mo axle should do just fine add a couple of track nuts and BOOM jobs a good un.

Gavin

Holyboy wrote: »

The axle is standard,I think it's 10x1mm which is the usual size and thread pitch of lower end Shimano,if memory serves me right of course! So any cheap rear cro-mo axle should do just fine add a couple of track nuts and BOOM jobs a good un.

what he said ! Or just go with the quick release. If it's good enough for Shelton, it's good enough for Lumen


P.s. Why do you need a backup wheel?

Lumen

Gavin wrote: »

P.s. Why do you need a backup wheel?

Crashed bike. Hub gears are slipping. Need to swap wheel while I get hub inspected.

Holyboy

Lumen wrote: »

Crashed bike. Hub gears are slipping. Need to swap wheel while I get hub inspected.

Oh dear crashed already! I'd be very surprised if it damaged the hub internals in any way, 95% of the time with IGHs it's the cable or shifter that is to blame, hope you're OK though.

Oh and it's very hard to work on an IGH with out the rest of the bike so your cunning plan may be foiled (isn't that the saying? it sounded right in my head but looks odd when typed!)