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Thru Axle vs QR

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  • 20-11-2018 3:03pm
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    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,452 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Never had a thru axle before. I have QR and regular bolt on, bu twondering is there really that great a difference in how the bike hndles or behaves, or is it one of those imagined differences that only the pros and serious competitors would notice, or is there a tangible benefit when out on the trails?


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    Biopace
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Biopace


    Yep there's a nice difference!, on the qr wheel hold front brake and compress fork, your wheel will deflect 4-5mm, doesn't happen with thru axle, that translates to much better control out on the trail.


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    Tenzor07
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    Do they still have QR on bicycle wheels? :pac:


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    Alek
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    True with shock forks, but doesn't do much with rigid ones. I get an occasional rotor rub on QR after cornering hard, but it is minor, goes on its own and does not affect control.


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    saccades
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭saccades


    Biopace wrote: »
    Yep there's a nice difference!, on the qr wheel hold front brake and compress fork, your wheel will deflect 4-5mm, doesn't happen with thru axle, that translates to much better control out on the trail.

    Doesn't on carbon suspension forks.


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    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Plastik


    I bought a hardtail during the week and didn't bother with the extra outlay for a thru axle/boost front fork over the regular QR version. MBR gave the regular, entry level Vitus Nucleus, as their sub £500 bike of the year for the last few years straight, and also opined that it was better than any of the bikes in the sub £750 range too. So based on that I decided that (with my admittedly limited skillz) I was probably not going to notice the difference at the front end, and that the opportunity gain of not going thru-axle on the front was being able to buy a dropper instead.


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    Biopace
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Biopace


    saccades wrote: »
    Doesn't on carbon suspension forks.

    Did on mine ;)


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    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,452 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Plastik wrote: »
    I bought a hardtail during the week and didn't bother with the extra outlay for a thru axle/boost front fork over the regular QR version. MBR gave the regular, entry level Vitus Nucleus, as their sub £500 bike of the year for the last few years straight, and also opined that it was better than any of the bikes in the sub £750 range too. So based on that I decided that (with my admittedly limited skillz) I was probably not going to notice the difference at the front end, and that the opportunity gain of not going thru-axle on the front was being able to buy a dropper instead.

    I was looking at it and thats what peaked my question. Even if its cheap though, what ever I buy now will be the MTB to do me for at least 5 years or longer, so if thru axles will make a noticeable difference, I could go for the rear to be thru axle and can upgrade the forks in the future.

    https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/vitus-sentier-29-hardtail-bike-deore-1x10-2018/rp-prod159766

    Is my current front runner, would be in at 735euro with the 10% card rebate,. although I cannot afford it at the minute anyway, so I am basically just window shopping.


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