The price of bearings and how to buy them cheap.

[Globalti]

I need two new bearings in the BB of my MTB. These are standard 30mm OD x 17mm ID x 7mm wide sealed bearings.

The maker of the BB wanted £22.00 plus £4.50 postage.

I've just bought them from a local bearing stockist for £8.00! For anybody local it was the very excellent Motion Industries Ltd in Dumer's Lane, Radcliffe. They also stock headset bearings and chains.

 

[dan_bo]

WWWWWWWWWWorth knowing!

 

[gbb]

You did exactly what i'd have suggested RR, find your local bearing stockist. Most people dont even know they exist, they normally supply industry.

 

[Globalti]

So many things can be bought for a fraction of the price if you know where to go. For example I can buy a 25 kg bag of maltodextrin, which is the basis for SIS and all the sports drinks, for £25.00! I'm even thinking of buying a bag and paying for it by flogging the stuff on here for £2.00 kg, which is still a fraction of what you pay to get it with the flavour and salt added.

 

[Auntie Helen]

My bearing got a bit noisy in my lhs front wheel. I phoned ICE (bike manufacturer) and they sent me replacement ones free of charge. Now that's a bargain!

 

[slowmotion]

It's worth looking on Ebay.

Also, if you need quite a few, or something quite exotic, it may well be best to get some from the US. The shipping charges may not be too bad.

I've used these people...

http://www.vxb.com/ballbearings.html?gclid=CPqxjca7zp0CFZ1h4wodwGsDsA#

 

[dodgy]

www.simplybearings.co.uk

 

[02GF74]

www.simplybearings.co.uk

beat me to it. I bought a quntitity of teeny weeny ball berarings for Ritchey SPD pedals, good price plus I could not get them anywhere else.

recommended.

 

[vernon]

Another source is transmission engineers. I've bought bearings and motor cycle chain from such a company at prices way below Honda/Suzuki/Yamaha prices. I bet chain of cycle chain pitch is also available from them - it's a standard set of pitches.

 

[hodsgod]

http://www.bearings-online.co.uk/

I use this company for my business, just out of interest the original bearing with 2 rubber seals would cost £3.53.