A little rain didn't stop our big ride, plenty of people showed up and road though parts did get flooded which was less fun but it was a good time. Sad your ride got cancelled but I can understand the weather was crap.

As far as bearing 6901 are not too difficult to find, though I do prefer quality bearings from the likes of Enduro, Phil Wood or if I needed to spend a lot CeramicSpeed. However generally when looking for a replacement bearing I go Enduro because most of the time that is the bearing in my component anyway and I like to support U.S. manufacturing when I can. Your local shop can order them through QBP and they have several selections of of 6901s from Enduro and others. The reason I prefer higher quality bearings is I don't like to replace things often, I would rather spend a little more in the first place and get something of quality that will last then replace a lot. With sealed bearings you are still dealing with grades of balls but also the quality of grease and seals and the prices even for say Enduro Zerø ceramic bearings aren't super expensive. Granted I probably wouldn't go ceramic for my purposes but someone like you might be more interested in that?

Good luck with the rebuild, give them time to do it and you will be happy with nice new bearings and smooth spinning wheel.

As far as access to QBP you will need to work at a shop or within the industry to do that. But you can visit BTI's website and see what they have available minus price. You can also do the same for Merry Sales Co. and Euro-Asia Imports again minus pricing. QBP did used to do a consumer catalog at the shops and I think shops can still order one for $50 but with computers being more prevalent and the ease of use of their site most shops aren't doing that these days.