Shimano bits and pieces?

In article <[email hidden]>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

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.

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In article <[email hidden]>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

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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In article <[email hidden]>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another

forum

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

wouldn't do any harm.

Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105

front

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

wheel or
alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've

looked on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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.

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Thanks,
I suppose, I could always buy another bike and pull out a bearing cone !
All suggestions are helpful!
Fred ):-(

Another Fred said:

David Kerber' ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

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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David Kerber said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

I've posted this in rec.bicycles.misc but hope asking in another

forum

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

wouldn't do any harm.

Where would I be able to buy either a new bearing cone for a 105

front

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

wheel or
alternatively a new front wheel axle complete with cones? I've

looked on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

axle out and use it.

Isn't that overkill? A new cone should be a few dollars at most,

unless

Quoted message said:

105 hubs use some weird expensive proprietary cones. I just picked up

a

Quoted message said:

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.

Quoted message said:

-- 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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David Kerber said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "Fred"
<"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> says...

Quoted message said:

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.

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Another Fred said:

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

"Fred" <"Fred"@invalid.btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

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.cfm?PageID=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

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
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Quoted message said:

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