Thru-axle question

[donevwil]

Wanting to buy a wheelest for my first TA frameset (Endpoint H/G) with 12 x 142 rear Paragon drops with M12x1.0 thread and am only now realizing all the "standards" that currently exist. Is the axle (length and thread) to drop compatibility the only critical detail and any 12 x 142 wheel will fit or do I also have to be wary of oddball standards shown in the prior link, like the Syntace X12 (i.e. will a 12 x 142 X12 rear wheel fit in my 12 x 142 M12x1.0 dropouts with the proper axle)?

[thwart]

Originally Posted by Anarchist

Jeezuz I am glad I am done buying bikes. From now till the day I drop, I am going to ride what I have.

I understand them.

I'm with you and the old spud on this, brother.

Reading through the (very thorough and informative) Fairwheel blog post... and the large number of graphics required... occurred to me it could have very easily been an article in the Onion.

"You can work on your own bike, it's actually quite simple and straightforward".

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Wanting to buy a wheelest for my first TA frameset (Endpoint H/G) with 12 x 142 rear Paragon drops with M12x1.0 thread and am only now realizing all the "standards" that currently exist. Is the axle (length and thread) to drop compatibility the only critical detail and any 12 x 142 wheel will fit or do I also have to be wary of oddball standards shown in the prior link, like the Syntace X12 (i.e. will a 12 x 142 X12 rear wheel fit in my 12 x 142 M12x1.0 dropouts with the proper axle)?

Get a DT Swiss or Paragon combination axle. I have both (both used with different type Paragon dropouts).

They will be listed as 12x1.0x142 rear and 12x1.0x100 front.

[donevwil]

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

Get a DT Swiss or Paragon combination axle. I have both (both used with different type Paragon dropouts).

They will be listed as 12x1.0x142 rear and 12x1.0x100 front.

To simplify the axle part of the equation I'm just buying PMW axles from Endpoint.

What I'm curious about is the hubs themselves. The articles linked above discuss the axle interface in great detail, but not if certain hub standards within a size (12 x 142) are incompatible with other standards within the same size, i.e. does a 12 x 142 Syntace X12 wheelset fit in frameset not identified as X12 if the correct axle is used.

Also, Endpoint axed the 12mm front and will only ship 15mm henceforth.

[ColonelJLloyd]

You match the axles to the frame and fork and they can henceforth be considered part of said frame and fork. Different hub brands are compatible within a given axle diameter and OLD width. And. . . . many hubs can be compatible across various specs with the use of switchable end caps.

For instance, my SRAM 900 front hub can be used with the following fork standards:

9x100 QR
12x100 TA
15x100 TA
15x110 TA
20x110 TA

In your Syntace example, yes. You can use any hub intended for use in a 12x142 rear end. In other words, there isn't a "12x142 Syntace X12" WHEEL, but there is a "12x142 Syntace X12" FRAME.