[QUOTE=dedhed;21851503]Axles are typically 9 or 10mm thread.
Bicycle Bearings are almost universally imperial sized - 5/32", 3/16", 1/4", not metric. Rear hubs are normally 1/4".
The important parts of cones are the bearing race profiles and diameters.
Doesn't really matter what side you take it apart from, just that you leave one side tight to keep the length adjustment. On a solid axle it matters even less as you don't need the length adjust to be so close. YOu may want to work with a shop to match up cones./QUOTE]
Although my current axle diameter is 8.6mm, I measured the diameter of the dropouts and found that it was just slightly bigger than 9mm, so I think I could get away with it without any modifications. I don't have access
Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
This.
If you need a solid, threaded rear axle and cone(s) for it, I'd check with a bike co-op. If it's a road bike (not track), this might be a good opportunity to switch to a hollow axle with skewer.
I want to go with your advice and switch to hollow axle. However I need help on the following:
Which axle to go for and where from?
- The hub spacing is 129.3mm and the current axle is 8.6mm diameter x 175mm length
- Amazon has lots of hollow axles with poor reviews
- eBay doesn't seem to have the size that I need (I am looking for 10mm longer than my current hub spacing based on a video by RJ the bike guy)
- I also have the problem of not knowing if I need to match the dustcaps as you may have seen from the pictures that the dustcaps I have are flat ended while Amazon/eBay seem to have dustcaps with a "lip"
Could you recommenmd a reliable brand and/or site for the UK?