Does hub spacing matter?
Does hub spacing matter?
A wider axle means that the spacing between your hub’s flanges can be increased. By increasing the width of the hub flanges you can improve the bracing angles of the spokes in the wheelbuild. Ultimately you can build a stronger, stiffer, and ultimately more efficient wheel.
How important is boost spacing?
Boost spacing allows for wider hub flange spacing, which correlates to better spoke bracing angle and dish when building wheels (this makes the wheels stronger).
What does hub spacing mean?
The spacing of a hub is measured from the outside faces of the cone locknuts, where they come into contact with the frame’s forkends. ( Most cartridge-bearing type hubs don’t have locknuts, so the spacing is measured from the equivalent shoulder surface of the axle ends.)
How do you calculate hub spacing?
Hubs need to match the frame or fork they are used in. The spacing of a frame/fork is measured from the inside surfaces of the dropouts, where they come into contact with the locknuts of the wheel’s axle.
What is boost hub spacing?
As for the specifics, Boost has a front hub width of 110 x 15 mm and rear hub spacing of 148 x 12 mm that results in increased wheel strength on all wheel sizes as well as added design flexibility. Full Speed Ahead has always believed in this new standard, creating a Boost “sister” for each of their Mtb wheels range.
How wide is a boost Hub?
15 x 110mm
Boost hubs use 15 x 110mm front and 12 x 148mm rear spacing. This means the hub flanges can be set wider apart to increase the lateral stiffness of the wheel, but it makes Boost incompatible with all the older standards.
Is boost spacing better?
Bill says that Boost is a good thing, thanks to the extra space allowing the spacing to be shifted and worked within, while still granting enough triangulation in the wheel. Yes, Boost 148 affords a better spoke bracing angle but the holy grail of wheel building has always been evenly tensioned spokes.
Can a 142mm hub fit a 135mm frame?
Nope. As the number suggests, 142mm is 7mm wider than the dropouts on your frame. Also the Surge is 135x10mm, so you have to have either normal quick release or 10mm bolt up, 142x12mm simply won’t fit.
Can you convert non boost to boost?
You can just order a boost-conversion kit off of ebay with two 3mm spacers on each side, 3mm brake rotor spacer, and re-adjust your derailleur. That’s how I run my non-boost rear wheel in a boost bike and it works beautifully. You’re turning black metallic.
Can you convert QR to thru axle?
You can use through bolts (which can be quick release) in QR dropouts. These require specific hubs that allow for a 9mm front through bolt and a 10mm rear through bolt. On most Shimano hubs (and some similar Formula type hubs) you can replace QR axles with solid axles and use axle nuts on each end.
What is Superboost?
Super Boost Plus (or SB+ for short), is a “standard” of rear axle spacing for trail and enduro bikes. Introduced by Pivot Cycles in 2016, SB+ builds on the increased rear wheel and frame strength brought about by the change to Boost 148 mm spacing.
Is there a new hub spacing standard on the way?
The first hint that a new hub spacing standard was on the way occurred early last summer when Trek released the details of their new Remedy. The bike had 12x148mm rear spacing, a development that came about through a collaboration with SRAM and given the name Boost 148.
What is boost 148 rear spacing?
The bike had 12x148mm rear spacing, a development that came about through a collaboration with SRAM and given the name Boost 148. But despite the fact that Trek was the first company to roll out bikes with Boost 148, this isn’t a proprietary design.
What is boostboost spacing on a bike?
Boost spacing was designed in order to make 29er wheels and frames stiffer. When rear hub spacing went from 142mm wide to 148mm wide, the front chainring had to also be moved out from the centerline by 3mm. The front hub spacing also changed from 100mm wide to 110mm wide.
How do you measure hub spacing on a bike?
The spacing of a hub is measured from the outside faces of the cone locknuts, where they come into contact with the frame’s forkends. (Most cartridge-bearing type hubs don’t have locknuts, so the spacing is measured from the equivalent shoulder surface of the axle ends.)
