Help me find a hardtail frame with QR skewers?

Started by AXIS, October 06, 2020, 09:14:28 PM

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AXIS

I've got a 2012 Trek Wahoo with a lot of upgraded parts but the frame is a bit small for me and the seat tube is 27.2mm so not a lot of dropper post options. I'd like to find a new frame that I could swap everything over to but it looks like a lot of frames I see use through axles. Can someone recommend some options that use QR skewers? Ideally with internal cable routing.

MTB2223

Hi Axis,

when you buy a new from from China, you'll get most of the time a set of QR dropouts and a set of through-axle dropout with a frame. And you can always ask the vendor.
For example, someone mentioned Airwolf yesterday: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32783551474.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.47.7ce6129atDPrtP

It comes with QR-dropout, through-axle-dropout, BB, etc.

And on AliExpress you can find a lot of dropper seatposts. I'm using one for two years now and for me it's good enough.


Jotegr

Wouldn't they be QR 141 though and not 135 if its starting with a boost frame?

bxcc

Quote from: Jotegr on October 07, 2020, 09:59:25 AM
Wouldn't they be QR 141 though and not 135 if its starting with a boost frame?

That's possible but I have yet to see a QR141 generic frame. The Airwolf link is for a non-boost 142 or 135qr frame. The OP is asking about finding a replacement frame for one from 2012 which is pre-boost era. Pretty sure he will need a 135 quick release frame.

Jotegr

Quote from: bxcc on October 08, 2020, 06:09:17 AM
That's possible but I have yet to see a QR141 generic frame. The Airwolf link is for a non-boost 142 or 135qr frame. The OP is asking about finding a replacement frame for one from 2012 which is pre-boost era. Pretty sure he will need a 135 quick release frame.

I'm sure he'll need a 135 too! I just didn't realized the linked frame was 142 normally.

AXIS

I like the trifox frame but the headset is so weird to me. Idk why they needed to make it two pieces but it just seems like a bad design to me for some reason.