hub axle diameter size for bontrager?

[jeff_o]

I was trying my mate's front wheelset on my bike. I had a Shimano hub but his is Bontrager (from a Trek Madone 5.2SL) and his doesn't fit because i saw his axle couldn't fit on the fork dropouts. It's kinda weird coz Sheldon brown's website says mine should be 10mm which is the biggest from them all, but his Bontrager is bigger than mine?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/axles.html

[JV911]

but his Bontrager is bigger than mine?

highly unlikely - roadies are standardised these days. i doubt bontrager would make wheels specifically to fit trek bikes only

[jeff_o]

hi.... i measured my axle and it's 9mm. i dunno where sheldon brown got 10mm, maybe newer Shimanos? coz mine are like 1995s.

[zero]

hi.... i measured my axle and it's 9mm. i dunno where sheldon brown got 10mm, maybe newer Shimanos? coz mine are like 1995s.

When I read his table I see - 9mm front shimano, 10mm rear shimano.

I have a set of bontragers on my teschner, which is a completely ordinary road frame with the original fork, they aren't trek specific. Maybe offer the axle/wheel up to the outside of a dropout to see whether its not fitting or some other interference is occuring ?

[jeff_o]

hi.... i measured my axle and it's 9mm. i dunno where sheldon brown got 10mm, maybe newer Shimanos? coz mine are like 1995s.

When I read his table I see - 9mm front shimano, 10mm rear shimano.

I have a set of bontragers on my teschner, which is a completely ordinary road frame with the original fork, they aren't trek specific. Maybe offer the axle/wheel up to the outside of a dropout to see whether its not fitting or some other interference is occuring ?

oh haha my bad. yup fronts are 9mm and rear are 10mm. i did that, tried pairing 1 outer side of the fork dropout to the 1 outer side of the bontrager hub... it does not fit hmmm i'm going to measure it exactly tonight and see i was sneaking my flatmate's wheelset into mine to see if they can fit so i can borrow them haha... i guess it won't be that easy :p