Re: [CR]Standard front axle diameter

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Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:12:53 -0400
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Standard front axle diameter


At 02:52 AM 9/4/06 -0700, Chris Collins wrote:
>A couple of questions. Are there standards for axle diameter
>on '60s era hubs with solid axles? And therefore it would be
>easy to find a period replacement.

According to my Sutherland's 3rd Edition (1980), most front axles are 8mm solid and 9mm hollow. Exceptions are English (5/16") and Japanese (solid 5/16" and 3/8", hollow 3/8").

John Betmanis
Woodstock, ON
Canada