Author Topic: gt tour 2 (bringing back t life) first full build (budget build) (Read 1040 times)

Alpinesurfer · « **on:** June 05, 2017, 05:14 PM »

Im in the very early stages of getting my old gt tour 2 back on the road after getting it back in a mess years after selling it.

I got hold of some wheels and some other bits.

i had an hour free this weekend so thought i would get started .

So i thought i would bang the wheels on to see whats what and realised the wheels are 14mm and bike is 10mm i think .. :-/

So do i now have to sort axels out somehow on both wheels or drill the frame and forks ?

cheers for any help

CustardLips · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2017, 05:28 PM »

Don't drill the dropouts out... get a different wheelset.

oldtired · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2017, 05:28 PM »

change the wheels, or just the hubs, at worst slot the axles to fit the 3/8th (10mm) dropouts , DON'T cut ,drill, grind out the dropouts on the frame !!!!

unless your having them machined professionally, it's difficult to get right, even then having them machined professionally is a real bad idea !

Alpinesurfer · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2017, 05:49 PM »

So i can't just bang some 10 mm axels inside then?

fugazi · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2017, 08:12 PM »

What hubs are you using & are the axles solid or hollow?

Alpinesurfer · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2017, 10:22 AM »

Not sure i will investigate ?

Alpinesurfer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2017, 08:32 AM »

Front axel is 10mm solid rear is 14 and seems hollow (sounds it when i tap it with spanner) so need rear to be 10mm) i picked up a job lot of bits including 2 nice looking wheels clean not bent etc nice tyres .

so now I'm not sure if i can bang an axel in it for 10mm

??

or just more simple to get a single back non matching wheel?

cheapest option wins..

if after i get it on the road i find i have money i can change or upgrade later