QR Frame and Solid Axle Wheels Compatibility

[sleuthey]

I have available to me to purchase a 00s Giant frame from a bike that had 26" QR wheels.

In my spares collection I have some Solid Axle Nutted wheels that came off a 90s Raleigh.

My findings on Google are mostly to do with doing the opposite or modifying Hubs from Nutted to QR.

Has anybody got any experience or knowledge on whether the wheels are usable with the frame? See pictures below. Thanks.

 

[Punkawallah]

Assuming the axle thickness is the same, and the solid axle is long enough to fasten the nuts up, there should be no reason why they would not be OK in the drop outs.
Whether the hub width and gear block would fit is a different matter.

 

[Jameshow]

Completely doable no problem at all.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yep it’s the axle thickness that matters. Does it match the dropout spacing ?

 

[sleuthey]

Yep it’s the axle thickness that matters. Does it match the dropout spacing ?

I'm not too worried about the left to right distance between the drop outs as it's going to be a pub bike and I have a blow torch and car jack.

Here is the rear wheel that will be going on. The axle diameter by eye looks ok.

 

[All uphill]

I've done this a couple of times in the other direction - new wheels into old frames. Each time I needed to open the 9mm drop out to take the 10mm QR axle, so, going the other direction I suspect you may have a bit of free play. 9mm solid axle into 10mm drop out.

Shouldn't be to difficult to make or find a shim to prevent exciting rear wheel steering!

 

[sleuthey]

Thanks for all the advice. I have purchased the frame for £12 so when it's cobbled together I'll upload some pictures.

 

[si_c]

Thanks for all the advice. I have purchased the frame for £12 so when it's cobbled together I'll upload some pictures.

For £12 you really can't go wrong.

 

[sleuthey]

@Punkawallah
@Jameshow
@Ming the Merciless
@All uphill

Update. I collected the frame last night.
The wheels have gone in nicely. The front one did have a bit of jiggle in the drop out but when tightened the washers and the pointy bent bits on the Fork Ends secured it rigid. The back one just dropped in as if the frame was designed for that sort of wheel.

This afternoons challenge is setting up SS with vertical drop outs and no tensioner 🤔

 

[T4tomo]

This afternoons challenge is setting up SS with vertical drop outs and no tensioner 🤔

On the plus side, the rear wheel wont slide forward in it dropouts .... but good luck with getting the right tension on the chain

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Dropout looks to be rotting away with bits missing

 

[Punkawallah]

Dropout looks to be rotting away with bits missing

Surface rust and mounts for mudguards etc.

 

[Punkawallah]

@Punkawallah
@Jameshow
@Ming the Merciless
@All uphill

Update. I collected the frame last night.
The wheels have gone in nicely. The front one did have a bit of jiggle in the drop out but when tightened the washers and the pointy bent bits on the Fork Ends secured it rigid. The back one just dropped in as if the frame was designed for that sort of wheel.

This afternoons challenge is setting up SS with vertical drop outs and no tensioner 🤔

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Good to hear! Hope to have more good news before long.