Is there a downside to modifying an axle

[dawrench]

Just curious, Would there be any downside to modifying a 150 mm axle to fit 135 mm dropouts? Understood that you would need to run a single speed free wheel instead of a cassette.

 

[davec]

i don't see a downside as long as it's lathed properly and fits snug
i was considering doing this for the clyte 5403 - since there's 2 versions 135 & 150mm
135mm is hard to find so my only option would be to lathe it to 135

 

[dogman dan]

Should be fairly easy to cut the axle shoulders deeper. If only one side can be made different, then you may need to dish the wheel to center the rim. A lot of dish is not as nice as no dish on a wheel.

If the motor takes a cassete, it will not be possible to substitute a screw on freewheel.