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After a 4h drive to Wales I just realised my dvo fork axle is at home...any chances the shop at BPW has one in stock??
does anyone know of any shop that can have one in stock i the area??
(cant state how pissed off I am with myself)
Fingers crossed someone will be able to help and lend you one or point you to a local shop.
Middle of the road option, hire a bike.
Blow the cash option, ask the shop to fit a new fork.
Hope one of theae works out for you.
http://www.windwave.co.uk/find-a-dealer.aspx
Might be someone in Cardiff...
Failing that, as above, hire a bike.
Good luck, and happy trails!
Yes, at least I’m in a bike centre so can hire a bike, I’m quite pissed as this is the first time something like this happens to me in all my cycling years.
Unable to help I'm afraid, but I feel your pain. FWIW Over the years I've managed to arrive to go kayaking without paddles, spraydeck, biking without wheels, caving without a lamp, ice climbing without crampons. I'm sure you realise by now that I'm a bit forgetful.
Now that I think of it, it might be my chance to try an electric one..
Or just hire a bike, pop round the back and borrow the fork and put the rest of the bike in the car and then swap it back when you return it 😉
or just hire an electric one as you say! Only that will probably cost you £4k when you decide you want one.
There are a few bike shops in the centre of Cardiff that may be able to help you out ,
cyclepedia , sunset cycles, don skeene all very good shops and very helpful, also not to far from bpw (45 mins)
hope this helps
Just looked online and saw one on Amazon for £95 but shipped from the USA! I suspect that is over RRP but still, I don't understand why axles cost so much.
£40+ for a glorified QR.
Pop to screwfix and buy some 15mm OD pipe, some insulation tape for packing out any slop and some M10/M12 threaded bar and nuts and cut up a beer can to protect the thread in the fork and make a bolt up axle 😀 (don't blame me if it goes wrong)
What model? I've got a spare pair of non boost diamonds if you want to borrow the axle from them? Live in Cardiff.
Cleetonator it’s the non boost model, thanks very much for your offer, will send you a pm!
Can't thank Cleetonator enough, he saved my day, my trip to Wales...truly amazing.
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iirc you can hire forks at BPW? The missus hired a shock off them a few years ago
Awesome
I friggin love this forum. 👍
Glad I could help you out.
Various people on here have helped me out, I'm just paying it forwards. 👍