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Bolt on thru axle for a Suntour fork. Anything locally made?

March 24, 2021, 9:18 p.m.
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https://r2-bike.com/SHIFT-UP-Thru-Axle-15-x-110-mm-for-SR-Suntour-BOOST

By the time you pay shipping, exchange and duty, that works out to ~$150.  and the Roberts Axle Project version has weird ends for attaching panniers and is not much cheaper.

For that amount of money, I would rather buy something locally custom made, but that would probably mean, to get the cost less than $150, would be to pay for ten or more.

Besides Andrew, who else is running Suntour around here?

March 24, 2021, 11:51 p.m.
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Just order one from Suntour, their service parts are smartly priced.

March 25, 2021, 8:53 a.m.
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Suntour does not make a bolt on for the new Axon-Duron-Durolux type forks. Theirs has a 20 piece complicated QR, which although works well, is just as fiddly as getting a hex key out, and looks like trouble when it gets jammed with mud in the middle of nowhere


 Last edited by: taprider on March 25, 2021, 9:08 a.m., edited 2 times in total.
March 25, 2021, 4:18 p.m.
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I'm totally cool with their axle, and actually prefer after little getting used to it. Using both hands on opposite sides of axle takes me 2-3 sec max to take front wheel off.

As Syncro mentioned, their website is pretty good for ordering parts. But yeah not the one you need.

March 25, 2021, 7:38 p.m.
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I hit a rock with my Durolux axle and mangled the pushy inny bit. Axle was basically useless after that, I wished there was a thread together solution.

April 6, 2021, 1:08 p.m.
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Thread derail, but does anyone have the SR Suntour Travel Spacers?

They're out of stock on their site: https://www.srsuntour.us/products/air-fork-travel-spacer

April 6, 2021, 2:44 p.m.
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Further thread derail. Just ordered a durolux. Can't wait to try it. Already ordered the stiff spring as I'm over 200lbs.

April 7, 2021, 8:41 a.m.
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I have yet to try my Aion, but BrotherLu (also over 200lbs) took it out and said it felt very supple.

I wasn't expecting that from a budget air fork. I'm looking forward to putting some rides on it.

Ideally I could lower it 20mm though.


 Last edited by: Cheez1ts on April 7, 2021, 8:42 a.m., edited 1 time in total.
April 7, 2021, 8:51 p.m.
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Posted by: Cheez1ts

I have yet to try my Aion, but BrotherLu (also over 200lbs) took it out and said it felt very supple.

I wasn't expecting that from a budget air fork. I'm looking forward to putting some rides on it.

Ideally I could lower it 20mm though.

Suspensionwerx may have the travel reducers you are looking for. They stock a lot of those spare parts for suspension they service.

Andrew major was pretty stoked on this fork in his review. I'm curious how stiff it will feel. Also looking forward to the lack of creak in the csu. It's going on my carbon warden - should be a good match I expect.

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