Peek the Geek

Where do I go for a new bar clamp bolt for my Hayes HFX-9 levers? I crashed out this weekend and knocked one of my brake levers enough to rotate it out of place. After the crash, I was able to move the lever freely around the handlebars, so I tried tightening up the clamp bolt. Instead of tightening it, though, my hex wrench started rounding out the bolt. I recognized what was happening quickly enough to keep from rounding it out completely, so I was able to back out the bolt. The bolt's no good now, though.

Should I go to the LBS for a replacement or contact Hayes directly?

moxfyre

Is it a standard size metric bolt? If so, Home depot or pretty much any hardware store sells 'em...

rmfnla

Try the LBS first. ALL shops have drawers (or boxes or bins or whatever) filled with misc. hardware; odds are they will give you a replacement gratis.

Take the old bolt in to make it easy to match up.

Peek the Geek

Sure, it's a standard size, but the shape is pretty specific. Call me anal, but I try not to put too many random, non-specific parts on the bikes of mine that I put a lot of time and money into. But that's me.