Whyte e120 rear axle help

[ishaw]

Just taken delivery of said frame, looking forward to throwing some sets at it.

However, I'm a little stumped by the rear drop.out/axle assembly.

I believe it's known as little gripper or something like that. How does it work?

I've contacted Whyte and await a reply, but in the meantime thought I'd ask on here.

Wo.dering if there's a way to convert the rear end to a more normal bolt through? Seems possible to have adapters fitted in the drop out assembly that could take a normal bolt through axle? Maybe that's what it does by design?

I'm tired and only just unboxed it, but confused by it and the rear wheel axle set up that came with it.

Any help, pics of how it should look and work most gratefully received.

 

[novocaine]

it's called the bigger gripper isn't it?
from memory it's a pair of quick release hinged pipegrips that sling under bobbins you attach to your wheel axle. you set your wheel in the top half with the bike on the ground, flick the lower half of the grip under the axle bobbin and secure it with the QR like lever. it's a pretty good, very stiff system that is worth keeping. fitting a through axle is going to be tough.

I think Whyte have a how to on their website. i'll check in a mo.

 

[novocaine]

that didn't take me long.

http://www.whytebikes.co.uk/2008/biggripper.php
helps to know what you are looking for.

 

[ishaw]

Thanks, I came across that. Perhaps the issue I have is that it's not quite the same and has maybe been modified. The frame mounting I get, it's the hub arrangement that's got me and the Whyte pics don't really show much if this.

 

[novocaine]

the bobbins fit on the axle, again from memory they sit over the axle and connect with a rod like a QR skewer that you tighten up with a torque bit.

 

[ishaw]

I'll grab some pics after work as I think they will help.

When I look at the pics on the Whyte site, it seems to make sense to me, but when I look at the arrangement in the wheel, not so much.

The way I see it, there are some bits that attach to the Hun (there's a qr skewer involved somewhere), and the wheel Inc fittings slot in to the frame and are clamps in via frame qr style levers, similar to the magura brake fittings actually.

 

[novocaine]

, similar to the magura brake fittings actually.

yes, that's the perfect analog. like that bit beefy.

 

[Twozaskars]

I'll grab some pics after work as I think they will help.

When I look at the pics on the Whyte site, it seems to make sense to me, but when I look at the arrangement in the wheel, not so much.

The way I see it, there are some bits that attach to the Hun (there's a qr skewer involved somewhere), and the wheel Inc fittings slot in to the frame and are clamps in via frame qr style levers, similar to the magura brake fittings actually.

If it’s same as the Whyte 46, then there is no qr involved in the wheel side of it, two bobbins, one on each end of the standard axle with a 5mm wide rod with a thread and nut on each end bolt the bobbins on. This then stays on the wheel all the time. Removal of the wheel is with the things (like maguras) on the frame.
I loved my 46, the one that got away.
Pics of yours will definitely help.

 

[novocaine]

with a 5mm wide rod with a thread and nut on each end bolt the bobbins on.

thats why I said "like a QR skewer" it doesn't have the QR bit, just the skewer, guess my wording was a bit misleading.

 

[Twozaskars]

thats why I said "like a QR skewer" it doesn't have the QR bit, just the skewer, guess my wording was a bit misleading.

No it was me, quickly skipping through posts and not reading replies properly