Looking for Ottawa Bike shop: need small parts
Big Al
small parts like individual bearing cones etc
Are there any shops like this out there?
Andrew Chaplin
> I am rebuilding a few old bikes this winter, I need a bike shop that
> sells small parts like individual bearing cones etc
> Are there any shops like this out there?
I rather doubt it, but you might have a look at the "re-cycle" shop on
Catherine St, they might be able to help.
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Big Al
I think he's gone now, most big shops just want to sell you whole wheels.
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fred
> I am rebuilding a few old bikes this winter, I need a bike shop that
> sells small parts like individual bearing cones etc
> Are there any shops like this out there?
>
>
Not the tiny little bits, but Fosters on bank sells everything to
replace such things. You don't buy bearing cones, you buy a wheel.
There's two good reasons for this: Wheels go out of true. *Very* quickly
in Ottawa unless you have a mountain bike and steel wheels. The second
is that people don't clean oil and grease their hubs yearly as is
necessary.
Andrew Chaplin
> "Big Al" <fe...@ncf.ca> wrote innews:hfke7i$ii$1...@theodyn.ncf.ca:
Someone like Big Al who rebuilds bicycles likely can true wheels.
I have been riding the same 700C alloy wheels with double-butted
spokes and Shimano low-flange hubs in Ottawa for over ten years, and I
commute on them in good weather. I have not yet had to true them, nor
to have I had to replace any cones. My Campag Record high- and low-
flange hubs have not needed to be trued either, but I don't ride them
as often.
YMMV or, in this case, your experience may vary.
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Andrew CHaplin
fred
news:94b0c6f0-ec05-4913...@u41g2000yqe.googlegroups.com:
I was referring to aluminum wheels. However, truing a wheel isn't rocket
science if you keep your wits about you. You just true it to do a basic
straighten to within about 2mm of true and then wait a couple of days
for it to equalize and then straighten it the rest of the way.
> YMMV or, in this case, your experience may vary.
Well, I have done over 60km\h on Ottawa roads and 40Km\h was cruising,
so it would make a difference, esp on some of the downtown hills.
Big Al
Les Bicyclettes de Hull looked out some cones for me when I was in buying
some other stuff, no problem, nice store.
I have shopped at Fosters over the years good service but they do shy away
from small parts.
Years ago, I took the bike mechanics course with Bruce Timmermans (RIP,
Sniff) so I rebuild recycle wheels and other components; use a hub from one
to put in another etc. The owner of the bike I was working on did not want
to spend any money so it only cost him $4.00 for the cones to fix his front
wheel, I had a bag of new bearings already.
Agreed, if you have high quality wheels and hubs, there is rarely a failure
in any of the components and wheels rarely go much out of true unless you
hit a sidewalk, a boulder mountain biking or a spoke snaps.
I installed some 'Quanta' hubs I ordered from Harris Cyclery (Excellent
Website)on my commuter bike, after two years they are still running smooth,
they use sealed cartridge bearings that are replaced as a unit for about
$5.00 a side, so no more hunting for cones or greasing, adjusting bearings
on one bike anyways. Unfortunatley the rear hub only comes in free wheel
style. For a cassette model with sealed cartridge you have to go to Phill
Wood etc and spend big bucks.
To keep the discussion going, I'm looking for ideas flat resistant tires, I
have been using Continental Contact Safety System, but have trouble finding
them in smaller sizes like 700X28C, MEC used to have them but no more, they
push Conti 'Gator Skin' which aren`t flat resistant.
fred
> Glad I got a discussion going...
>
> Les Bicyclettes de Hull looked out some cones for me when I was in
> buying some other stuff, no problem, nice store.
> I have shopped at Fosters over the years good service but they do shy
> away from small parts.
They're not big on service either. I've seen some attitude along the
lines of "oh, you're only spending $40 here today and not buying a
bike".
> Years ago, I took the bike mechanics course with Bruce Timmermans
> (RIP, Sniff) so I rebuild recycle wheels and other components; use a
> hub from one to put in another etc. The owner of the bike I was
> working on did not want to spend any money so it only cost him $4.00
> for the cones to fix his front wheel,
I don't know what he was planning on doing when his wheel couldn't be
trued anymore. Sorry, but cheap is cheap. And that is as cheap as it
gets.
> I had a bag of new bearings
> already. Agreed, if you have high quality wheels and hubs, there is
> rarely a failure in any of the components and wheels rarely go much
> out of true unless you hit a sidewalk, a boulder mountain biking or a
> spoke snaps. I installed some 'Quanta' hubs I ordered from Harris
> Cyclery (Excellent Website)on my commuter bike, after two years they
> are still running smooth, they use sealed cartridge bearings that are
> replaced as a unit for about $5.00 a side, so no more hunting for
> cones or greasing, adjusting bearings on one bike anyways.
> Unfortunatley the rear hub only comes in free wheel style. For a
> cassette model with sealed cartridge you have to go to Phill Wood etc
> and spend big bucks.
>
> To keep the discussion going, I'm looking for ideas flat resistant
> tires, I have been using Continental Contact Safety System, but have
> trouble finding them in smaller sizes like 700X28C, MEC used to have
> them but no more, they push Conti 'Gator Skin' which aren`t flat
> resistant.
>
I found that the double or triple (?) thickness tubes Fosters' sells do
the trick - they come in a box about 3x8. For a 700x25c tube. *real*
thick. I've yet to get a puncture in them and only had one go flat -
abrasion from a flattened wheel. Heck of a thing to put on, and you
can't tell when they're low on air either.