Comments on: 3/8 Axle for the Ratchet Hub

By: josh

josh — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:48:55 +0000

is this available in the uk? and how much weight will it take off from the standard ratchet?

By: James

James — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:09:02 +0000

I would break that so fast…
Go 14mm front to back! >:D

By: rob

rob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:38:01 +0000

3/8″ are SHIT. 14mm was a godsend for us OVER 200lb gorillas. Stupid. Just plain stupid. Since when have you ever pulled an axle and found it bent in the middle?

And you all are worrying about WEIGHT? Kidding…right?

By: genocell

genocell — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:43:41 +0000

Yup, the original G-sport hubs were 3/8″. I remember a ‘review’ of it in BMX-Plus! when it came out YEARS ago. The one featured was anodized green and it was SWEEET.

But the fuck-heads at BMX-Plus! said it was similar to the Haro Megahubs which was SHITE. That turned me off since they explained nothing else about the hub. Nothing.

It was a very intelligent solution that worked around the flimsy ’standardized’ 3/8″ center axles of yesteryears which was utter shite.

Remember this was when you had to grind your flimsy 3/8″ dropouts to fit in the only 14mm in the market back then, the Gack hubs. These were shitty as well.
To this day I regretted buying the Gack hubs instead of the OG g-sport hubs.

Even though the bolts are 3/8″, the center axle is MASSIVE and provides internal support between the dropouts, since the loads will inevitably be transferred to the large contact surface collars and the massive stiff center axle once it’s done up tight.

By: andretti

andretti — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:42:07 +0000

g-coaster? life free coaster? i may switch back to having a free coaster and my second wheel, better start savin up :D

By: erenes

erenes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:18 +0000

what is the weight of 14mm bolts and 3/8″ ones? Are the 14mm hollow in any way?

By: erenes

erenes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:17 +0000

Is the original axle for 14mm bolts made from steel simply? I’m sure my recent post was a big MIX up

By: erenes

erenes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:05 +0000

do I get this well. Axle is still 20mm diameter, the same bearings, but it’s drilled and threaded for 3/8″ bolts instead of 14mm big ones. The axle is actually heavier but it’s alluminium. Thn the bolts are a lot smaller 3/8″ instead of 14mm and thus the weight saving? or am I wrong and 14mm bolts are drilled or 3/8″ axle is butted (the central hole in bigger the 3/8″ in the center of the axle ?

I need to get a Rachet 9t for my 20/24″. And Hazzards 20/24, Plyte and Aitken 24″ and JCPC. I run fat Klytes Dirt/Aitken and will stick to them. Odsy is so perfect!

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:04 +0000

Will you be able to run it with an odyssey P.A.C.T chain tensonor

By: Jim B

Jim B — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:22:15 +0000

You save exactly 3oz., or 85.05 Grams, converting to the 3/8 axle.

By: RP

RP — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:50:59 +0000

how much weight does it save (going from 14mm to 3/8″ on the Ratchet)? I’m wondering if there is any point in switching if my frame is 14mm.

By: Odyssey

Odyssey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:24 +0000

Nick, the G-Coaster won’t be ready for a year or two.

By: the munger

the munger — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:24 +0000

g sport hubs have always been the best freestyle hubs money can buy, the originals all had 10mm bolts and were never any problems. if there is huge support beneath the peg inside the dropout, the peg cannot bend the axle, g sport have always been designed this way. we never really needed 14mm axles as all the axle does is hold it all together, george french is a legend i’m running marmoset and 10t ratchet 14mm they are awesome and have been hassle free. the female axle works great if you run a slammed chain. genius.

By: ben

ben — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:53:41 +0000

Jim Bauer, Jim C, and myself have been running this setup with pegs since Ratchet testing started and have no problems.

By: Antoine

Antoine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:45:04 +0000

Will these be ok with pegs?

By: nick

nick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000

evrything is going old school 3/8 axels, crome , whats comin back next

hey jim any news for the g-coaster?