New Front Wheel - Easy Right?

[Tudes24]

I need a new front wheel to replace a buckled one. I have an E-Bike, a 29 inch G-Hybrid Rogem. You can see it here
https://ewheelrider.co.uk/products/mtb- ... peed-green

Well, I thought this would be straight forward.....

The current wheel is an unbranded wheel, but has a bolt on axle (been looking at this all day and still not certain). There is a 15mm rod going through the wheel hub and a bolt at each side tightens up to secure the forks to the wheel.

It seems you can't easily get a new wheel like this so I was looking at 29, double wall wheels but these all have a quick release hub.
The bike forks are open, U shaped.
The bike has disc brakes.

Am I OK to get a new wheel with a quick release hub/skewer to replace the current bolt on axle?

I've been reading that bolt through is much safer than quick release but is this referring to the closed (O shaped) forks? Mine are open, U shaped.

I did grab the front wheel of a 27.5 Specialized Pitch 2017 (quick release) and put it on the front of the e-bike and it all fitted easily as I naively imagined it would but I don't want to compromise anything.

All help very gratefully received.

Thanks
Tudes.

[LittleGreyCat]

Have you considered having the wheel rebuilt?
This would solve your hub problems.

There are good reasons why front wheels with disc brakes have through bolts not quick release skewers, as you have mentioned, so I would be very wary of this option.

[Tudes24]

It's very buckled. Would that be an option?

[stodd]

It's very buckled. Would that be an option?

Rebuilt with old hub but new rim and spokes should be ok?

[LittleGreyCat]

It's very buckled. Would that be an option?

Rebuilt with old hub but new rim and spokes should be ok?

That was what I had in mind.
The main problem for the OP is the hub safely fitting the forks.
Retaining the hub should address that.

[PH]

QR and nutted axels are usually interchangeable, fitting the same dropouts, but it might be a good idea to take it to a bike shop for confirmation. Or you could ask the supplier.

[531colin]

I need a new front wheel to replace a buckled one. I have an E-Bike, a 29 inch G-Hybrid Rogem. You can see it here
https://ewheelrider.co.uk/products/mtb- ... peed-green

Well, I thought this would be straight forward.....

The current wheel is an unbranded wheel, but has a bolt on axle (been looking at this all day and still not certain). There is a 15mm rod going through the wheel hub and a bolt at each side tightens up to secure the forks to the wheel.

It seems you can't easily get a new wheel like this so I was looking at 29, double wall wheels but these all have a quick release hub.
The bike forks are open, U shaped.
The bike has disc brakes.

Am I OK to get a new wheel with a quick release hub/skewer to replace the current bolt on axle?

I've been reading that bolt through is much safer than quick release but is this referring to the closed (O shaped) forks? Mine are open, U shaped.

I did grab the front wheel of a 27.5 Specialized Pitch 2017 (quick release) and put it on the front of the e-bike and it all fitted easily as I naively imagined it would but I don't want to compromise anything.

All help very gratefully received.

Thanks
Tudes.

Its a nut in the picture.