Hi all,
Does anyone know- if I buy a 20mm 110mm front one of these... can it be converted to Boost 15mm?
I've had a look at their tech documents and I'm not sure.
Any help much appreciated
i dont think so...? Doesn't 15x110 hub does have wider flanges than a 20x110 hub. Might be totally wrong though!
Cool. Thanks- confirmed what I thought.
In which case... where is the best/cheapest place to buy a set of boost 350 28h hubs? Yes 350. This rules 240s out.
my guess would be Germany. Bike 24 somewhere like that.
100% no I'm afraid.
Beware of any super cheap DT hubs online, theres quite a few fakes out there, had a set come into the shop that a guy had bought from Eastern Europe, they looked very similar at first glance but the finish started to degrade almost immediately and the bearings were dead in 2 months.
are you building the wheels and have everything else already? (spokes , rim)
it's just that I have found you can get pre build wheels for the price of a single front or rear hub.
definently have a good look on German and Europe sites as they are very much the cheapest for dt stuff
saying that I got a 350 hub built rear wheel for 130 from crc so just keep your eyes peeled
I'm building them- got the rims already.
ah right no worries
Have a look at wolf tooth components. If the hubs have replaceable end caps they probably make a converter to fit
You can definitely convert the 20mm DT240S to 15mm standard. From there, you could adapt it with a 3rd party boost convertor or similar, but it's a total bodge, I wouldn't do it
it’s a total bodge, I wouldn’t do it
Not that bad, surely - longer end cap on the brake side and a spacer for the rotor. I'd ride it. You don't get the purported benefit of a wider base for your wheelbuild but otherwise, meh
IMO
Cheers guys. Just gonna buy 350s and save a ton. I was trying to get a budget 240 front to work as id.managed to source a 240 rear for £70 more than a 350.
" I’d ride it."
Same here but I wouldn't get a top-end bloody expensive hub then bodge it so that it works and weighs the same as a midprice hub.
TBH Chilled, front hubs are so simple, there's not much benefit to posh ones.
I wouldn't choose to do it either - I'd assumed from the 1st post that he already had one
... and yeah, a front hub's just a carrier for bearings innit
If there had been an end cap I'd have gone for it as there's some on ebay for 70 sheets.
As I said I'm gonna buy some 350s
Contact DT Swiss direct. I always find them extremely helpful.
Have a look on this site https://www.actionsports.de/en/boost-conversion-kit-dt-swiss-240s-dt-350-dt-370-is-rear-hub-12x148mm-22819
