Sourcing a part
10-18-10, 03:23 PM
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Not sure if this is the right forum...any ideas where to buy a threaded dust cap for a Sugino crank for my old Bridgestone Kabuki? It's slotted which seems like it is defeating it's purpose but I'm missing one.--Dave
10-18-10, 04:48 PM
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Hello the ISO/Trade thread might be a better place. I believe the 'dustcaps' are there more to protect the threads so the slot is no big deal. you may never find an exact replacement but here is a good sub. https://loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=s...d=300248022999
you may get kucky and find one on Ebay or in the trade threads though
you may get kucky and find one on Ebay or in the trade threads though
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10-18-10, 05:58 PM
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+1 ebay. You might not find an exact duplicate, so you might have to buy a pair and replace both of them. There are some for sale on ebay all of the time.
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I see one set for $40 on Ebay and the aren't even an exact match. That may be more than I paid for the bike back in the day! I may have to settle for generic plastic push in style (cheap). Thanks for input, guys.--Dave
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That's one reason some of us recommend donor bikes. You can sometimes find a bike in really poor shape in that $10 to $20 price point. Just one or two parts makes a donor worth it. For instance, I recently picked up a Nishiki in really poor shape. But it had a good crankset with similar dust caps, good bottom bracket, good stem and bars, good seat post, good rear derailleur.
To the comment below: you are definitely right. I have a bicycle junk yard in the basement right now..... I need to make a donation run to the nearest co-op.
To the comment below: you are definitely right. I have a bicycle junk yard in the basement right now..... I need to make a donation run to the nearest co-op.
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10-18-10, 08:13 PM
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My wife would kill me if I started collecting old bikes for parts (we're in the process of trying to downsize). Probably have to go with a substitute like Bianchigirll pointed to for $2.
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