Brand-X Bolt Thru Axle Review

• . The Brand-X Bolt Thru Axle design is constructed from durable materials and made to manufacturers exact specifications; these Bolt Thru axles from Brand-X are a reliable and competitively priced alternative to your fork or frame’s original Optimised Bolt Thru Design. Featuring a lever-less design for a clean look and added security, these super-tough thru-axles tighten up with 6mm Allen key heads. They’re also compatible with the Brand-X switch lever (sold separately), which allows quick installation and removal of the thru-axle on the go, without having to carry a set of Allen keys with you. Available in a range of sizes, Brand-X has produced these thru-axles in the most commonly seen lengths and thread pitches Note: It is recommended to precisely measure the dimensions of your existing thru-axle before ordering, see the dimension table below Features: Material: AL7075 AluminiumCNC Precision engineeredHollow for weight saving6mm Allen hey head at the bolt end for 2-way adjustmentSpecifications: Option 1: is designed for solid road/gravel/cyclocross forks that use the Shimano E-Thru 12x100mm axle standard with an M12x1.5 thread pitch Options 2 and 3: are for frames with the 142x12mm axle standard and that use the Shimano E-Thru 12mm axle standard with an M12x1.5 thread pitch. There are two length options as some frames have thicker dropouts Option 4: is for frames with the 142x12mm axle standard and that use the SRAM 12mm thru axle with the M12x1 75 thread pitch Option 5 is for frames with the ‚ÄúBoost‚Äù 148x12mm axle standard and that use the SRAM 12mm thru axle with the M12x1 75 thread pitch Option 6: is for standard RockShox suspension forks with the 15x100mm axle standard and that use the ‚ÄúMaxle‚Äù system with an M15x1.5 thread pitch Option 7: is for the ‚ÄúBoost‚Äù version of ¬†RockShox suspension forks with the 15x110mm axle standard and that also use the ‚ÄúMaxle‚Äù system with an M15x1.5 thread pitch Option 8: is for Fox Suspension forks with the standard 15x100mm axle standard that use the ‚ÄúKabolt‚Äù system with an M14x1.5 thread pitch. Option 9: is for Fox Suspension forks with the standard 15x110mm axle standard that use the ‚ÄúKabolt‚Äù system with an M14x1.5 thread pitch Dimensions: ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Option ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Type ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Hub Size ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Length ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Thread Length ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Thread Pitch ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Weight ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†1 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†E-Thru ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†12x100mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†125mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†17mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M12x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†31g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†2 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†E-Thru ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†12x142mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†166mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†17mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M12x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†40g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†3 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†E-Thru ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†12x142mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†170mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†17mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M12x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†42g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†4 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†SRAM ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†12x142mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†172mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†20mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M12x1 75 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†42g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†SRAM ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†12x148mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†180mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†20mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M12x1 75 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†43g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†6 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†RockShox ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†15x100mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†146mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†11mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M15x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†65g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†7 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†RockShox ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†15x110mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†158mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†11mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M15x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†69g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†8 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Fox Kabolt ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†15x100mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†146mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†13mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M14x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†63g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†9 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Fox Kabolt ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†15x110mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†156mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†13mm ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†M14x1.5 ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†67g ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†Buy Brand-X Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
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