Where can I buy a small wheel?

[Kermit power]

The bearing in the front wheel of our three-wheeler pushchair has died. The distributor don't sell just the bearings and the washer/nut combo which holds them in place, and they want a frankly criminally insane £68 plus P&P for a new one!

So, does anyone know where I might be able to get a sensibly priced alternative? It's a quick release wheel with 10.5" tyres and the forks are 98mm across.

I don't care what it looks like, so long as it fits and will reach me for significantly less than £70!

Anyone got any thoughts?

[moleamol]

Kermit power said:

The bearing in the front wheel of our three-wheeler pushchair has died. The distributor don't sell just the bearings and the washer/nut combo which holds them in place, and they want a frankly criminally insane £68 plus P&P for a new one!

So, does anyone know where I might be able to get a sensibly priced alternative? It's a quick release wheel with 10.5" tyres and the forks are 98mm across.

I don't care what it looks like, so long as it fits and will reach me for significantly less than £70!

Anyone got any thoughts?

What are the bearings? Any chance they use skateboard wheel style bearing? If so they're about £1.

ETA: A reply

Edited by moleamol on Thursday 21st October 21:12

[Jonnas]

Small wheel shop?

[Bill]

Surely the bearings would be easier to source? Or a wheelbarrow wheel?

[Laurel Green]

Have you tried a cycle shop?

[davido140]

Margaret, Margaret, have we got any quick release wheels with 10.5" tyres and the forks are 98mm across?

[Sunglasses Ron]

davido140 said:

Margaret, Margaret, have we got any quick release wheels with 10.5" tyres and the forks are 98mm across?

[Condi]

There are shops which sell bearings you know? Not sure who we use but there are places the boss goes and takes any of our bearings which have "died" into and they match them with something off the shelf. They can match almost everything, or order in anything they dont have on the shelf.

Edited by Condi on Thursday 21st October 21:42

[Kermit power]

Laurel Green said:

Have you tried a cycle shop?

Yeah. Unfortunately the bearings were loose rather than caged, and they'd all fallen out by the time my wife realised there was something wrong!

The bike shop said they could do it, but reckoned it would be a lot of trial and error to figure out what size of bearings to fit.

If anyone knows where to get hold of lots of various-sized ball bearings for pennies, that would be another option!

[RSGulp]

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/ball_bearings.php...

HTH

[Kermit power]

Condi said:

There are shops which sell bearings you know? Not sure who we use but there are places the boss goes and takes any of our bearings which have "died" into and they match them with something off the shelf. They can match almost everything, or order in anything they dont have on the shelf.

You wouldn't happen to know of one in Surrey would you? Sounds perfect, but we don't have one in the High Street!

[Jules G]

try these chaps

http://www.binsonbearings.co.uk/index.html

[SC7]

Kermit power said:

Laurel Green said:

Have you tried a cycle shop?

Yeah. Unfortunately the bearings were loose rather than caged, and they'd all fallen out by the time my wife realised there was something wrong!

The bike shop said they could do it, but reckoned it would be a lot of trial and error to figure out what size of bearings to fit.

If anyone knows where to get hold of lots of various-sized ball bearings for pennies, that would be another option!

I think that meant have you tried a cycle shop for a wheel, not the bearings.

Surely a decent bike shop would have at least one wheel that'd fit.

[Kermit power]

SC7 said:

Kermit power said:

Laurel Green said:

Have you tried a cycle shop?

Yeah. Unfortunately the bearings were loose rather than caged, and they'd all fallen out by the time my wife realised there was something wrong!

The bike shop said they could do it, but reckoned it would be a lot of trial and error to figure out what size of bearings to fit.

If anyone knows where to get hold of lots of various-sized ball bearings for pennies, that would be another option!

I think that meant have you tried a cycle shop for a wheel, not the bearings.

Surely a decent bike shop would have at least one wheel that'd fit.

They seem to be smaller than the smallest bike wheels, hence their suggestion of asking the distributor, which gave rise to the criminal quote in the first place.

[AndyFoo]

BTL - Bearing Traders Limited

Measure it up, look for the manufacturer and give them a call.

http://www.bearingtraders.com/

[Flintstone]

Can't you just make the lazy little bugger walk?

[GAjon]

Try the RS componants web site.

[shirt]

[quote=Kermit power
The bike shop said they could do it, but reckoned it would be a lot of trial and error to figure out what size of bearings to fit.


[/quote]

I take it they view measuring the wheel/shaft as cheating then?

do the other bearings have a manufacturer's stamp?

[netherfield]

Orbic Bearings Croydon

[defblade]

Take the other 2 wheels off, open up the bearings, pinch one or two balls from each face and put them in the front. Repack with decent grease. Or take one ball into the bike shop to get a pile of the right size.