All my bikes with thru axles were threads on one end and a cam on the other.LOL thats because it's old-school. My old boxer world cup is like that on my old dh bike. You where probably 10 when that was the standard. If @GreatwhiteNorth brings the axle to a good shop they might be able to figure something that'll work. I think there's adapters but I don't know which would work in his situation.