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29-04.-2004, 05:19 AM
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Shimano bits and pieces?
I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum
wouldn't do any harm. Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front wheel or alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate walking. ( Oh, and what would I be asking for if pointed in the right direction? Fred |
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29-04.-2004, 05:28 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
In article <c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... > I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > wouldn't do any harm. > > > Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > wheel or > alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > asking for if pointed in the right direction? You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the axle out and use it. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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29-04.-2004, 05:38 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
David Kerber wrote:
> In article <c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>, "Fred" > <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... >> I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum >> wouldn't do any harm. >> >> >> Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front >> wheel or >> alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on >> many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. >> My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate >> walking. ( Oh, and what would I be >> asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the > axle out and use it. Isn't that overkill? A new cone should be a few dollars at most, unless 105 hubs use some weird expensive proprietary cones. I just picked up a couple of new standard cones for $1.50 Canadian each. Any LBS will stock cones. -- Benjamin Lewis Marriage is a great institution -- but I'm not ready for an institution yet. -- Mae West |
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29-04.-2004, 05:41 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
"David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message news:MPG.1af9de15650c1a1e98974a@news.ids.net... > In article <c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>, "Fred" > <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... > > I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > > wouldn't do any harm. > > > > > > Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > > wheel or > > alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > > many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > > My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > > walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > > asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the > axle out and use it. > > > -- > Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the > newsgroups if possible). Thanks, I suppose, I could always buy another bike and pull out a bearing cone ! All suggestions are helpful! Fred ):-( |
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29-04.-2004, 05:46 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
Another Fred wrote:
> "David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote: >> <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... >>> >>> Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front >>> wheel or alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've >>> looked on many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. >>> My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate >>> walking. ( Oh, and what would I be asking for if pointed in the right >>> direction? >> >> You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the >> axle out and use it. > > Thanks, > I suppose, I could always buy another bike and pull out a bearing cone ! > All suggestions are helpful! Better yet, buy a bicycle store. Then you'd have a larger selection to choose from! -- Benjamin Lewis Marriage is a great institution -- but I'm not ready for an institution yet. -- Mae West |
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29-04.-2004, 05:57 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
"Benjamin Lewis" <bclewis@cs.sfu.ca> wrote in message news:yy7owu3zj0rx.fsf@marge.cs.sfu.ca... > David Kerber wrote: > > > In article <c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>, "Fred" > > <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... > >> I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > >> wouldn't do any harm. > >> > >> > >> Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > >> wheel or > >> alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > >> many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > >> My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > >> walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > >> asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > > > You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the > > axle out and use it. > > Isn't that overkill? A new cone should be a few dollars at most, unless > 105 hubs use some weird expensive proprietary cones. I just picked up a > couple of new standard cones for $1.50 Canadian each. > > Any LBS will stock cones. > > -- > Benjamin Lewis > > Marriage is a great institution -- but I'm not ready for an institution yet. > -- Mae West Thanks for your support, but I'm in the UK and have exhausted my local suppliers and have tried with a drill at million rpm and a diamond tipped needle file to remove the pitting from cone only ( but feel that only a professionally produced replacement is good enough) and had hoped that Shimano would have a distribution network to reach even the darkest parts of the UK ( Wales even ) to supply a 2 and 1/2 penny machined cone plus £ 10.00 delivery charge. ( or is that asking too much?) Fred |
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29-04.-2004, 06:02 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
In article <yy7owu3zj0rx.fsf@marge.cs.sfu.ca>, bclewis@cs.sfu.ca says...
> David Kerber wrote: > > > In article <c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>, "Fred" > > <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says... > >> I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > >> wouldn't do any harm. > >> > >> > >> Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > >> wheel or > >> alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > >> many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > >> My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > >> walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > >> asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > > > You can get an entire 105 hub from Nashbar for $40, and just pull the > > axle out and use it. > > Isn't that overkill? A new cone should be a few dollars at most, unless > 105 hubs use some weird expensive proprietary cones. I just picked up a > couple of new standard cones for $1.50 Canadian each. > > Any LBS will stock cones. That's what I would have thought, but the OP seems to be having trouble finding them. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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29-04.-2004, 07:41 AM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
Another Fred wrote:
> Thanks for your support, but I'm in the UK and have exhausted my local > suppliers and have tried with a drill at million rpm and a diamond > tipped needle file to remove the pitting from cone only ( but feel that > only a professionally produced replacement is good enough) and had hoped > that Shimano would have a distribution network to reach even the darkest > parts of the UK ( Wales even ) to supply a 2 and 1/2 penny machined cone > plus £ 10.00 delivery charge. ( or is that asking too much?) Yipes, I had no idea there were so many different sizes and shapes of cones. In any case, the non-Shimano cones I just picked up for my Shimano front hub seem to work fine. Have you tried taking your old cones around to some local bike stores to see if they have anything non-Shimano that will work? Just about anything has got to be better than trying to remove holes with a drill  -- Benjamin Lewis Marriage is a great institution -- but I'm not ready for an institution yet. -- Mae West |
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29-04.-2004, 12:06 PM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
"Fred" <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com>...
> I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > wouldn't do any harm. > > > Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > wheel or > alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > Fred It's odd that you haven't been able to find a supplier. I had the same problem and I simply asked my local bike shop to order a set. Granted, this was in the U.S. (and shipped from Quality Bicycle Products: http://harriscyclery.net/site/page....D=49&SKU=HU3102 ) but I can't understand why a halfway competent shop wouldn't tell you "it's not an item we stock, but we can order it for you". Did you look at the St. John Street Cycles web page? I found this: http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?cat422.htm Jeff |
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29-04.-2004, 12:42 PM
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Re: Shimano bits and pieces?
Hi Fred. I sent you an e-mail advising that I could send you 2 brand new
cones from this side of the pond and they would arrive in Wales in about 1 week. Unfortunately there seem to b a problem with your e-mail addy and my reply bounced back. Anyway. These are never used as I had to buy a pkg of 4 from my LBS as he didn't want to keep the other two. Apparently his distributor gets them in packages of 4. I didn't order bearings from him as I didn't want to have to pay for a gross (144) of them. Send an addy and I'll send the cones at no charge to you. They're just gathering dust here. Cheers "Fred" <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> wrote in message news:c6p3km$i1i$1@titan.btinternet.com... > I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another forum > wouldn't do any harm. > > > Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105 front > wheel or > alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've looked on > many sites, but am unable to put my finger on a UK supplier. > My old one (bearing cone that is , not supplier!) is pitted and I hate > walking. ( Oh, and what would I be > asking for if pointed in the right direction? > > Fred > > |
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