hope somebody can help! My sons bike has lost a bolt that hold the bike together. it has rear suspension and it seems as if this bolt was a bit like a hinge at the back of the crank. can you purchase these and what are they called? it is a matrix reverb and is a few years old but other than this it is in great condition!
lost bolt
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PpPete
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- Chandler's Ford
Can you post a picture?
GilesM
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- East Lothian
Not sure what bolt you need, but if you have a look at this site, I am sure they will have the bolt you need, they were very good when I ordered some stuff last year.
http://www.stagonset.co.uk/
http://www.stagonset.co.uk/
PpPete
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- Chandler's Ford
PpPete
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- Chandler's Ford
I can see the head of the crank bolt... could you clarify exactly what's missing?
I think it's the bolt in front of the crank, where the blue tube meets the bottom bracket. It looks like some sort of pivot for the full suspension.
I can't help with the bolt, but make sure that you get the exact one. That's a structural part of the frame and you wouldn't want it snapping whilst it's being ridden.
If you son isn't actually doing off road riding then it might be wise to get him a cheap second hand bike with a rigid frame, and some front suspension forks for the street cred.
I can't help with the bolt, but make sure that you get the exact one. That's a structural part of the frame and you wouldn't want it snapping whilst it's being ridden.
If you son isn't actually doing off road riding then it might be wise to get him a cheap second hand bike with a rigid frame, and some front suspension forks for the street cred.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
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- Gone over the hill and far away
It wants a high tensile steel bolt for that looking at the photo
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
legoearth said:
Best off going to a bike shop and seeing what they can do. TBH, even though I'm dead handy with maintaining bikes etc, without knowing the thread TPI and if a washer is needed = bike shop. The other option is a specialist bolt/nut supplier for something as big as that, and where they can tell you the TPI (threads per inch).
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
It looks about crank bolt sized from the pics, but as it's a 'generic' frame, then there is no definite answer !
Browser
Guru
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Looking at that, it's probably not just going to be a 'bolt' but a machined component that the two parts of the frame bear against, along the lines of a shoulder bolt . As stated further up the thread, LBS may be able to help.
Ivan Ardon
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What's holding the other side of the pivot together? Could you take it out and see if it fits either side, then you'll have one to take along to your bike shop to show them and say "I'd like another one of these, please."
