| Re: Old hub locknut question
Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> I did a stupid thing today. Overtightened the QR on my little
> brother's old Follis and heard a sickening CRACK as the rear hub
> locknut broke in half.
>
> Can I just replace the locknut with a new one? I know axles are
> replaceable--are locknuts? This is an old French bicycle--are the
> locknuts some oddball size/threading that I'm not liable to find,
> ever? I tried interchanging it with the locknut of a spare/junk front
> wheel we had lying about the house, and found the replacement too
> small.
The locknut is probably the least specific part of a hub. Try a good
bike shop (of the old crusty sort that has big bins of random parts out
back).
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