Rear wheel spacers, anodised aluminium — Sur-Ron Ultra Bee
Rear wheel spacers, anodised aluminium — Sur-Ron Ultra Bee
- Anodised black aluminium rear wheel spacers for the Sur-Ron Ultra Bee. Made to factory dimensions — the wheel sits centred and the chain line does not move. Aluminium does not rust or seize onto the axle the way the factory steel does.
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The Ultra Bee is heavier and faster than a Light Bee, so the rear axle takes more water and grit off the tyre. What is an annoyance on a Light Bee can stop a repair here: a seized spacer means the wheel is not coming off in the field or in the garage without a drift.
The wheel-axle hardware on a Sur-Ron is plain steel. After a season of water, mud and road salt it surface-rusts and seizes onto the axle — and then pulling the wheel ends with a hammer on the axle and a wrecked bearing seal. It is not a fault you can see when you buy the bike. You see it at the first tyre change.
Which spacer for what
| Item | Model | Material |
|---|---|---|
| Rear wheel spacers, aluminium | Sur-Ron Light Bee / Segway X260 | Anodised aluminium |
| Rear wheel spacers, stainless steel | Sur-Ron Light Bee / Segway X260 | Stainless steel |
| Rear wheel spacers, aluminium | Sur-Ron Ultra Bee | Anodised aluminium |
| Front wheel spacers, set of 2 | Light Bee / Talaria Sting / Segway X260 | Anodised aluminium |
| Rear axle nut | Light Bee / Talaria Sting / Segway X260 | Steel, black |
Let us be straight: spacers add no power, change no geometry and do not widen the wheel. This is a service part. You buy it because the original has rusted, seized onto the axle or gone loose — or because the wheel is off the bike anyway and this is the cheapest moment to be done with it for years. If your originals are fine and you never touch the wheels, skip this one.
What you get
Factory dimensions
The wheel sits centred and the chain line stays where it was. A spacer of the wrong length shifts the sprocket and eats the chain.
Will not seize onto the axle
Aluminium does not form the rust that glues a spacer to the axle. In two years the wheel comes off by hand, not with a drift.
Less unsprung weight
Aluminium weighs less than steel. The difference is small, but it is unsprung mass — the one place on the bike where a few grams count at all.
No special tools
Pull the wheel and swap them. Ten minutes, one spanner, no bearing press.
Before you buy
This item is for the Sur-Ron Ultra Bee only. The Light Bee and Segway X260 use different hub dimensions — there is a separate item for those.
What is offered here is a set of rear wheel spacers. Bearings, axle, disc and the rest of the hub are separate items.
Check the bearings while you are in there. The wheel is already off, so this is the cheapest moment to catch bearing play before it destroys the hub.
What is offered here is a set of rear wheel spacers. Bearings, axle, disc and the rest of the hub are separate items.
Check the bearings while you are in there. The wheel is already off, so this is the cheapest moment to catch bearing play before it destroys the hub.
Specification
| Item | Rear wheel spacers, anodised aluminium |
| Material | Anodised aluminium |
| Position | Rear wheel |
| Finish | Black anodised |
| Fits | Sur-Ron Ultra Bee |
| Manufacturer | 96 Power Parts |
The cheapest time to replace these is during a tyre, chain or bearing change — the wheel is off anyway.
Will not rustAnodised aluminiumAbout 10 minutes to fitSur-Ron Ultra Bee
Check before you buy
- Model. This item fits the Ultra Bee only. There is a separate version for the Light Bee and Segway X260.
- Front or rear. These are rear wheel spacers. The fronts are a different size and are not interchangeable.
- Material. Anodised aluminium does not rust and weighs less. Stainless steel is harder and cheaper. If you pull the wheel often or torque the axle hard, steel forgives more.
- When to do it. During a tyre or chain change — that way you do not pay twice to have the wheel off.
Frequently asked
Why replace spacers if the factory ones work?
Because usually they no longer work as well as you think. They are plain steel, and after a season of water and salt they rust and seize onto the axle. Pulling the wheel then means hammering, and the bearing seal takes the damage.
Do spacers change wheel width or geometry?
No. They are made to factory dimensions. Their job is to centre the wheel and carry the axle clamp load onto the bearing inner race. Nothing beyond that.
Aluminium or stainless steel?
Anodised aluminium: lighter, will not rust, looks like a tuning part. Stainless steel: harder, less likely to deform under a hard axle torque, cheaper. Aluminium for trail riding, steel for hard riding and frequent wheel removal.
Should I replace the axle nut at the same time?
It is the cheapest add-on at this moment. After a few removals the factory nut has rounded corners and starts slipping in the spanner — and a rounded nut on the trail ends the ride.
How tight should the axle be?
To the manufacturer's torque figure, with a torque wrench. Over-torquing the axle is the most common cause of a deformed spacer and a seized bearing — a spacer is not there to absorb excess clamp load.
Do it in one teardown
A wheel that still comes off in two years
Ships from the 96 Power Parts warehouse.
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