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me confused - so I took a kinesis cx disc wheelset with qr's off a kinesis pro6 which has 135mm rear spacing - removed the qr adaptors and am now running it on a frame described as 142mm thru axle no problem - so why is the axle described as 142mm? and why I am confused about which wheels I have will fit (with qr adaptors) 135mm spaced frames - is it just that when you take a wheel that is 142mm thru axle add the qr bits it becomes 135mm?
Effectively yes, the QR pokes through the dropouts whereas the 142x12 sits flush with them.The internal width is normally added by recessing the hanger a little on each side. That is if the QR slotted into the 142 but now slightly more confused as I type it...
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cheers Mike that diagram helps - terminology is the problem axle length versus spacing - these are not one and the same as the thru axle sits in a pair of recesses though the effective frame spacing and chain line issues or non-issues stay the same and the thru axle wheels i want to put on a qr 135mm frame will work once I can find someone that has the converter in stock