Industry Nine Solix CL Front Centerlock Disc Hub
It weighs about 110 grams front and 232 grams rear, comes in 24 and 28 hole with centerlock rotor mounts, and is machined and anodized in Asheville, North Carolina, in every Industry Nine color. This page covers the Industry Nine Solix CL Front Centerlock Disc Hub.
The SOLiX comes from us only as a finished wheel: pick the rim, spokes and nipples, and we lace, tension and true it by hand in Georgia before it ships.
Design and construction
The shell is machined from aluminum bar with J-bend flanges, low and wide for a stiff road wheel, in 24 and 28 hole, centerlock only. End caps cover 12mm thru-axle road and gravel standards and the Boost cross-country version.
This is the front hub, and a front hub has no freehub. What matters here is the part of the hub that carries the wheel: the bearings, the seals, the axle and the two flanges, and the front SOLiX shares all of them with its rear partner. It is the simpler half of the pair and the one that runs longest between services. The driver and engagement story belongs on the rear hub's page; this page is about a front wheel that spins freely, stays sealed and builds stiff.
How it rides
We build the SOLiX for road, gravel, cyclocross and cross-country race wheels.
On the road or the trail the front hub's job is to disappear: spin freely, keep water out, and hold the flanges still so the wheel tracks where you point it. The front SOLiX does that with the same bearings and seals as the rear and none of the rear's complexity, and because a front wheel carries less load and no torque it stays true longer than the rear on the same rim. When the rear finally needs a look, the front usually does not.
Specifications
| Position | Front |
|---|---|
| Axle options | QR 5x100mm Front, Thru Axle 12x100mm Front, Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost Front, Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost Front |
| Drillings | 24h, 28h |
| Spoke head | J-bend |
| Brake | centerlock disc |
| Left flange diameter | 41 mm |
| Spoke hole diameter | 2.6 mm |
| Weight | 110g |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Finishes | black, blue, bronze, gold, green, lime green, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, turquoise |
About this listing
What sets this listing apart from the other SOLiX versions: centerlock rotor mount, QR 5x100mm, Thru Axle 12x100mm, Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost, Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost With Torque Caps, 24h, 28h drilling, about 110g, in black, blue, bronze, gold, green, lime green, orange, pink, . Pick the one that matches your frame and rotor and the rest of the hub is identical.
This is the centerlock SOLiX: the rotor sits on a spline and a lockring holds it, which saves weight over six bolts and makes swapping rotors a one-tool job. If your rotors are 6-bolt, a centerlock adapter fits them, or choose the 6-bolt version of the same hub.
Sizes, fit and compatibility
J-bend spokes in any gauge; we build most SOLiX wheels with Sapim CX-Ray, CX-Sprint or Laser spokes or DT Aerolite and brass or alloy nipples.
It pairs naturally with ENVE SES and G-Series, Reserve, Nox Falkor and Citico, HED, Boyd and DT Swiss road and gravel rims that match its drilling. Pick your bike type and weight in the configurator and it recommends a spoke count and lacing pattern.
Build it into a wheel
This hub is live in our Custom Wheel Program for gravel and road disc, touring, mountain bike and MTB single-speed builds. Start a build with the Industry 9 Solix Cl Front Centerlock Disc Hub and the configurator opens with this exact hub pinned at the top of the Industry Nine list — you choose the rest of the parts and it validates every combination as you go.
Testing, standards and warranty at Industry Nine
Industry Nine states it "has been anodizing & machining hubs, spokes, and drive systems in Asheville, NC since 2004" and that it engineers and manufactures every component of its hub and wheel systems in-house, including hub shells, axles, spokes and anodizing: "If it moves inside an I9 hub, we made it." Coverage of the Hydra2 launch (March 2025) reports Industry Nine drew on data from over 100,000 Hydra hubs in use to redesign the hub, with a 65% thicker axle "engineered for superior stress dissipation", larger 6903 bearings throughout, a labyrinth channel and full-contact radial lip seals against contamination. Industry Nine publishes no bearing-cycle, salt-spray, ISO 4210 or laboratory test figures for its hubs.
Warranty: Industry Nine states "Hubs are covered for five years against defects in materials and workmanship." Years 0-2 include parts, labor and return shipping; in years 3-5 parts are covered and labor and shipping may apply. Warranties apply to the original purchaser only with proof of purchase from a certified dealer; bearings and other normal wear items are excluded. Industry Nine says service needs only basic tools, "no proprietary tools are required".
Certifications
- Made in USA (Asheville, NC) — Industry Nine states hubs, spokes and drive systems have been anodized and machined in Asheville, NC since 2004; site tagline "HANDBUILT - ASHEVILLE, NC - KAMLOOPS, BC" (source)
- 5-year hub warranty — Parts, labor and return shipping years 0-2; parts only years 3-5; original purchaser; bearings excluded (source)
Sources on Industry Nine's site:
- About Industry Nine
- Industry Nine Warranty
- Industry Nine Hydra 2 Hubs (product page)
- Industry Nine Support Documents
- Industry Nine Hydra2 Support
The figures, certificates and media above are Industry Nine's own. ProWheelBuilder does not run these tests; our part is the wheel we build on the hub.
Building it at ProWheelBuilder
Industry Nine makes the SOLiX in Asheville, North Carolina; ProWheelBuilder is an independent custom wheel builder in Georgia and not the manufacturer. We measure the rim before we cut a spoke, bring the wheel up in three or four rounds with a gauge, stress-relieve it between rounds and true it last, then tape it and fit a valve if you want it tubeless.
Only compatible hubs and spokes appear in the configurator, impossible combinations are struck through rather than hidden, and the price is live.
Warranty
Industry Nine's warranty. Industry Nine covers its hubs against defects in materials and workmanship for five years from purchase, with two years on the anodized finish. Its alloy and carbon rims carry a lifetime defect warranty to the original purchaser, with parts, labor and return shipping covered for the first two years and parts thereafter. Bearing wear, impact and crash damage are not defects.
ProWheelBuilder. Our one-year wheel warranty applies to any wheel we build around this part, alongside whatever the manufacturer offers. Inside that year, broken spokes are replaced no matter how they broke, and the wheel labor is ours - truing, re-tensioning or a full rebuild. A rim or hub failure that the maker covers, we claim for you and see through; one the maker declines, we answer with an eligible replacement at 25% off current retail. Shipping both ways is yours, and components you supply yourself fall outside this cover.
Full terms are on our Policies & Warranty page.
Solix CL Front Centerlock Disc Hub questions
Will my rotors fit this hub?
This is the centerlock version, so a splined centerlock rotor drops on and a lockring holds it - one tool, no six bolts to torque or lose. If your rotors are 6-bolt they will fit with a centerlock adapter, or take the 6-bolt version of the same hub, which is a separate listing.
Which axle spacing does it fit?
QR 5x100mm Front or Thru Axle 12x100mm Front or Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost Front or Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost Front. Measure between the inside faces of your dropouts if you are unsure, or text us.
Does it need special spokes?
No. It takes standard J-bend spokes, which the configurator offers in every gauge and finish we stock.
How long will the wheel take?
Build time comes down to parts availability rather than bench time. The estimated ship date is shown in the configurator before you check out.
Not sure? Text or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929 or email info@prowheelbuilder.com — you will be talking to the people who build the wheels.
