Wheel

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Originally posted by bens106
i have a fairly old bike, that needs replacing. (it will get replaced when i have enough cash!!!)

at the moment i have bolts to hold my wheels on, not QR!!

i have bent the rear one, and now it doesn't spin freely, if i go to my LBS can i replace just this part or do i need a whole new wheel??

thanks for ur advice

ben

Take the rear wheel with you to find out.
Over Locknut Distance, Number of cogs + Spacing, etc. can be determined. It may be practical and available.... but you won't know until you have the details.

If you need to get this one going again and total replacement isn't practical, maybe an axle replacement would be possible... especially if you have the tools, grease, and are handy.

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Originally posted by daveornee


If you need to get this one going again and total replacement isn't practical, maybe an axle replacement would be possible... especially if you have the tools, grease, and are handy.

Even a shop can order and replace many axels. Some won't work on the real low end stuff tho.

i have no problems carrying out the work myself, but i was just trying to establish if it was worth it or not.

my bike is fairly cheap, but it's not totaly useless, i need a new bike real bad as the singletrack i ride on is wasting this bike!

will a new axle come with the new bearing cups etc as the bearing cups that screw onto the axle seem a bit bent too!!!

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Originally posted by bens106
i have no problems carrying out the work myself, but i was just trying to establish if it was worth it or not.

my bike is fairly cheap, but it's not totaly useless, i need a new bike real bad as the singletrack i ride on is wasting this bike!

will a new axle come with the new bearing cups etc as the bearing cups that screw onto the axle seem a bit bent too!!!

You can buy the cones with the axle.
However, if you bent this one, you will likely bend the next one in similar single track.

i'm not sure if it was the singletrack that bent the cones.
i think it was off a large drop-off i did!!

how much do you reckon an axle and cones willcost, (i'm in britian)

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Originally posted by bens106
i'm not sure if it was the singletrack that bent the cones.
i think it was off a large drop-off i did!!

how much do you reckon an axle and cones willcost, (i'm in britian)

If it is a cheap freewheel style hub it will happen again.

I haven't shopped for those parts for a decade.... so price will be effected by availablity. Many shops can source you a hub much easier than axle and cones for an old hub.
The last shop I could buy these kind of parts from closed about 5 years ago.
Loose Screws carries a large variety of parts, but unless your rear drop out spacing is 126 or less, they don't have a solid axle available that works. They have a close out for the 126 mm or less @ $5. When I looked at their cones I saw why I haven't done this type of thing for a decade. The cheapest single cone I found was $3.... with many over $10 a peice.... ouch!
You would do well to check with some local "wrenches" to see what they would suggest.
I hope you are saving for a "new" bicycle.
There must be some used quality bicycles available there. You might be able to purchase one of those and have a significant upgrade all the way around.
I just can't see getting rid of my old 21 speed mountain bicycle. It's rear wheel can take more of a beating than anything I have ever seen in a single.... with the exception of Chalo's bicycles.
21 speeds are considered really old school, but with 135 mm OLD and a smaller dish, they are very sturdy... and parts are still avaialble at very reasonable prices. You won't get the latest and "greatest" in suspension, etc. etc. but you will get a bicycle that can ride very well and very far. I have over 25,000 miles on my non-suspended 21 speed mountain bike.
I don't know how I went from pricing Axle and Cones to his... sorry for the diversion.