Cone? Or not? I don't know... But I need one.

Posted on Fri 29th, January 2016

• #1

funkt
Hello folks,

The highlighted part of my Gran Compe hub split in half (picture below) - slightly bemusing as it hasn't happened in 16 years of riding fixed. Which also makes me feel a bit silly as I should know what it is - I certainly use my cone spanners on them, but is it a cone? Thought I'd embarrass myself on here before I do it in my LBS. Also would like to know where to get one.

Thanks,
funkt

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• #2

Scilly.Suffolk

Yarp!

I'm not sure that you can buy cones individually, but a complete axle set as shown below won't cost you much: eBay, SJS etc etc.

Even if your LBS don't have the complete assembly, they'll likely have an odd cone rattling around in the spares box.
• #3

cip1000

It is part of the locknut. The hub has a press in cartidge bering, followed by two thin locknuts, the shinny one being the second of the two with a nice nurling to grip the fork.
I also would like to know where to get them, but you could improvise with a thin nut (like the one labelled "Locknut" in picture above) with the relevent 9mm (prbly) thread.
• #4

Scilly.Suffolk in reply to @cip1000

The hub has a press in cartidge bering

Ah!

My mistake...
• #5

funkt

Aha!

http://www.derekscyclesonline.co.uk/products/dia-compe-track-hub-locknuts
• #6

mustardbeak

Surly do one, only place I found them when I needed one on the past was Jenson USA, I would try your lbs though
• #7

thecycleclinic

wheels manufacturing as normal do a whole range of hub spares.

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