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Old 08-18-20, 12:22 PM
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pdlamb
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Universal Cycles, biketiresdirect, Jenson, Excel Sports, to name a few. I've gradually built up a stock of common parts (cables, housings, brake pads, tires) -- by the time I buy a year's supply, it's cheaper to buy in bulk and I've saved next year's shipping.

Originally Posted by blacknbluebikes
tacking on to this thread... How about "small hardware" type stuff? the little "around the shop" type stuff, like hex-head metric bolts and cable end-caps and such truck? Any favored sources for that?
If the 100 year old local hardware store doesn't have what I need, or I want it in stainless, Fastenal usually does and it's another four mile ride there. Cable ends are one of the things I've bought in bulk -- it takes a while to use up 25 or 100.
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