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  "title": "Thru-axle trailer adapters compared by axle fit",
  "question": "Which thru-axle trailer adapter matches a given bicycle's rear axle?",
  "answer": "THULE thru axle Maxle (M12 x 1.75): Maxle part 20100799 fits a 167–192 mm axle range, has a 212 mm overall length and M12 x 1.75 thread pitch, and uses bolt installation.\nTHULE thru axle Shimano (M12 x 1.5): Correct fit depends on the original axle's brand, diameter, length, shape, and thread pitch.\nCybex Zeno Thru Axle: Correct selection requires matching the existing bicycle axle’s diameter, length and thread pitch.",
  "kind": "bike seats, trailers & wagons",
  "market": "US",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-09T15:23:20.668Z",
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    "Length",
    "Fit rule",
    "Installation",
    "Weight"
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    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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      "product": "Cybex Zeno Thru Axle",
      "field": "Purpose and compatibility",
      "value": "It attaches any CYBEX bike trailer to a bicycle having a 12 mm rear thru axle.",
      "stated_as": "Use the CYBEX Thru Axle to attach any CYBEX bike trailer to a bike with a 12 mm rear thru axle.",
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      "stated_as": "You need to know the diameter, length and\nthread pitch of your existing axle.",
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      "value": "CYBEX’s guide lists 154–172 mm M12 x 1.0, 169–184 mm M12 x 1.0, 166–178 mm M12 x 1.5 and 168–180 mm M12 x 1.75; the retailer instead lists 154–172 mm, 171–183 mm, 159–178 mm and 174–180 mm respectively, so the sources disagree on three length ranges.",
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      "product": "THULE thru axle Maxle (M12 x 1.75)",
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      "value": "The adapter is for connecting a bike trailer to a bicycle with a Maxle 12 mm rear axle.",
      "stated_as": "The THULE Chariot Bike Trailer Thru Axle Maxle Adapter for Maxle 12 mm rear axles to connect your bike trailer to the bicycle.",
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      "value": "The listed M12 x 1.5 variants are 159 or 165 mm, 170 mm, 172 or 178 mm, 209 mm, and 229 mm.",
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