Originally Posted by
SethB
Thank you. Quick search didn't yield anything promising. Gonna have to order from china to get some. I'll be contacting the LBS I like tomorrow, see what they can do. Thanks guys. I hate how stuff like this isn't fixable. Why can't you just pop new bearings in?
It is designed to be fixable, but you replace the cups with the bearings not just the bearings. The cups aren’t designed to have bearings banged in and out of so they can be deformed or otherwise damaged in the process, and bearings won’t seat correctly, causing short life and creaks. But it can work if you are determined to try. You won’t just be able to “pop” them in by hand. You need a press.
6804 bearings are pretty widely available, by the way — e.g.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=13357
Also look for 61804, which are the same size but just higher spec.