Thread: Cone Conundrum
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Old 11-06-10 | 11:48 AM
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Usually there's quite a bit of forgiveness in cone shape for them to work OK. If they're fairly close analogs, I don't think the new cones are necessarilly the problem. Possibly the races are worn or damaged by the over-tight condition, maybe your axle is bent, or you might have loaded an extra ball.

Check everything you can first, before you go crazy looking for a cone that may not solve your problem anyway.

BTW- if it's basically OK but just feels a bit rough, that might be a cone quality issue, but may go away as the balls break in their wear tracks.
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