Replacing nuts/bolts on pushbike

Ettenna

Apologies if this is in the wrong place.

I am looking to buy a hybrid or town bike. I rode one for 2 weeks in Sweden and fell in love with it.

I have looked at a few bikes (in Halfords) over here but they all seem to come with standard nuts/bolts to do/undo the saddle and wheels.

Does anyone know if it is possible to replace, or buy replacements, for this type of bolt?

Thank you.

Woody._2

Do you mean for quick release ones? If so then the answer is yes.

Ettenna

That's the ones I couldn't remember what they were called !!

Where would I buy that sort of bolt from?

Thank you.

pitkin2020

Halfords should stock them so if you do buy a bike from them try and get them to chuck them in for you or you can search online for bike retailers or even ebay.

paulsad

er Halfords
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Woody._2

Paulsad means These.

rev_henry

If you're going to be leaving the bike anywhere public then don't bother - anyone can walk up without tools and nick bits. Also don't buy a 'trax' or 'appollo' bike if you must buy from there. The carrera or boardman range is meant to be good.

Norman_Castle

For the wheels you will need to replace the axle. Check with the shop before buying.

pitkin2020

rev_henry wrote: »

If you're going to be leaving the bike anywhere public then don't bother - anyone can walk up without tools and nick bits. Also don't buy a 'trax' or 'appollo' bike if you must buy from there. The carrera or boardman range is meant to be good.

That why you use a longer cable type lock to pass through the wheels as well as the frame then put your seat in your rucksack, of pass the lock under the metal support of the seat. Quick release is far better than standard bolts if you need to put the bike in the car etc but over kill if you just intend to ride it somewhere from home then place it back in the shed.

Ettenna

That's a point - I hadn't thought about someone nicking the saddle!! I haven't ridden a bike in quite a long time. In Sweden there were hundreds of bikes and we just left them (locked of course) wherever we needed to and didn't think about anything being pinched from them.

The other great thing about the bike over there was the built-in lock. It just went through the rear wheel and then retracted when unlocked. I have never seen anything like that on any bike over here.

Marco_Panettone

Any good local bike shop (not chains, although some aren't too bad) will have boxes of various nuts and bolts at the cost of about 50p (if they charge you!).

If you aren't going to be taking the bike apart on a regular basis (for storage, transport or for someone else to ride) then don't worry too much about quick-release. Once you have the bike set-up right for you then you won't really want to tinker too much anyway.