9mm QR vs 15mm TA

[Guillaumevn]

Once again, my limited tech knowledge irritates me and some hubber advice would be much appreciated.....

What are the pros and cons between the abovementioned? I am between beginner and intermediate with regards to riding skill, so would moving from QR to TA actually make a difference to me?

[hayleyearth]

http://forums.mtbr.com/shocks-suspension/9mm-qr-vs-15mm-thru-axle-639901.html

 

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/showthread.php?53545-Thru-Axel-advantages-vs-Quick-Release

[Skinnyone]

Not likely that you feel the difference on the trail, If you buy a bike with a QR front then leave it as is, you would be wasting money changing the fork and hub to a TA and vice versa...

[Fabian46]

I went from riding a 26er with 9mm QR, to a 29er with 20mm TA. There is a difference. Its not exponentially different, but its definitely better. I also read those articles Hayleyearth posted before i went 20mm TA.

 

Like with anything...good equipment often raises your confidence

[droo]

On longer travel forks you'll definitely notice a difference, 100mm probably not so much.

[Skinnyone]

Yes changing wheelsize makes a difference in more than one dimension, but I think OP is asking if you have a 29er with QR would it make a difference going to a 29er TA...apples for apples. I have ridden a TA and a QR on 29er, and can honestly say I didn't feel that the bike was out of control or squirrely with the QR.

[ThePubSA]

9-15 bigger change then 15-20mm... you should notice it.. but as droo said not so much on a 100mm fork

[Fabian46]

Yes changing wheelsize makes a difference in more than one dimension, but I think OP is asking if you have a 29er with QR would it make a difference going to a 29er TA...apples for apples. I have ridden a TA and a QR on 29er, and can honestly say I didn't feel that the bike was out of control or squirrely with the QR.

 

Yup I know what he was asking. Just wanted to be clear on my experience. My 29er rims initially had 9mm QR, but i opted to go 20mm TA

[jcza]

You can't just change - front wheel you need to get a new fork and rear wheel you might need a new frame.

[Mr Mulebar]

Interestingly I didn't notice a huge improvement when going from a 9mm QR to the 15QR standard, until I test rode a 29'r with a 9mm QR recently and there was a huge difference! Can't believe anyone would still opt for an open dropout fork on a 29'r it's just retarded when compared to the 15QR system

[GrantRH]

I actually had to do the thru-axle conversion last night on a new American Classic Wide Lightning wheelset for my Specialised Epic.

 

I have been on a technical workshop so I thought I would give it a go myself rather than the hassling my LBS with it. It took me about 3 hours to do the conversion and swop my cassette and rotors over, but by my standards that is not bad time.

 

Downloaded the instruction manual from the AC website.