Anybody know a mail-order shop that sells cones?

[Gearoidmuar]

Of the non-ice-cream variety?
Need to replace cones in my main bike. Simple job to do but who sells them?
One cone on rear axle is pitted.
This, I read years ago, is due to galling. Galling is a type of natural welding which can take place and the cause is looseness, not tightness, believe it or not. The things we learn!
How galling.

[yakdiver]

cones

[Mick F]

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cid/MSTDNYIX ... ES-110.htm
It seems they only do Shimano.

What make does the OP want?

[Gearoidmuar]

Shimano.

Thanks lads. Will try them

[thirdcrank]

I posted recently about Shimano spares on another thread. if you look at the Shimano Service Centres site there is a page about spares and another for contacting the distributor, Madison, presumably if you get stuck.

PS I understand that John Major's rather silly 'Cones hotline' has been discontinued.

[fausto copy]

Bit galling to send this in, but my cone looks a bit pitted to me......



....sorry, it's been a long day!

[Mick F]

Cups?

[Gearoidmuar]

SJSC had them.

God, Shimano make loads of cone variants? WHY??

About time they standardised. It cannot make economic sense and it would make maintenance a lot easier.

[DaveP]

SJSC had them.

God, Shimano make loads of cone variants? WHY??

About time they standardised. It cannot make economic sense and it would make maintenance a lot easier.

It might not make economic sense for you, but I'm afraid it does make economic sense for S.
They would rather you bought a new wheel, bike, fishing reel....

There would be an outcry if they didnt supply spares at all, so they do. But they dont care at all if there are so many options that people cant identify the one they need