I did a stupid thing today. Overtightened the QR on my little brother's old Follis and heard a sickening CRACK as the rear hub locknut broke in half.
Can I just replace the locknut with a new one? I know axles are replaceable--are locknuts? This is an old French bicycle--are the locknuts some oddball size/threading that I'm not liable to find, ever? I tried interchanging it with the locknut of a spare/junk front wheel we had lying about the house, and found the replacement too small.
I did a stupid thing today. Overtightened the QR on my little brother's old Follis and heard a sickening CRACK as the rear hub locknut broke in half.
Can I just replace the locknut with a new one? I know axles are replaceable--are locknuts? This is an old French bicycle--are the locknuts some oddball size/threading that I'm not liable to find, ever? I tried interchanging it with the locknut of a spare/junk front wheel we had lying about the house, and found the replacement too small.
The locknut is probably the least specific part of a hub. Try a good bike shop (of the old crusty sort that has big bins of random parts out back).
