Best place to buy a Axle, cones and spacers ect.

[Chess]

Hi all.
Your recommendations please on the best place to buy a replacement Axle, cones, spacers, washers and nuts. ?
It's for my MTB rear hub as the existing one is bent. Seen plenty on eBay and Amazon but don't want cheap soft metal and the slow delivery on a boat from China. UK recommendations appreciated. Cheers.
And thanks in advance.

 

[vickster]

Bike shop?

Or SJS if wanting online

 

[fossyant]

SJS, but you are going to need to know the model of hub. It's actually sometimes cheaper to buy a new hub and strip the parts. Before you buy anything, check the condition of the bearing races in the hub - if they are pitted, you might as well replace the complete hub (or new wheel).

 

[mjr]

SJS or Star.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Hi all.
Your recommendations please on the best place to buy a replacement Axle, cones, spacers, washers and nuts. ?
It's for my MTB rear hub as the existing one is bent. Seen plenty on eBay and Amazon but don't want cheap soft metal and the slow delivery on a boat from China. UK recommendations appreciated. Cheers.
And thanks in advance.

If your axle is "bent" you have to check for other problems.
Axles don't bend, they crack from fatigue and then appear as bent. The best way to check if that is indeed the case is to block the one end with a cork or something, immerse the axle in water and blow into it. Bubbles will escape from the crack.
If it is cracked, it means either that:
1) Your frame dropouts are not aligned.
2) You have an 8-speed freewheel.

You can do nothing about the 8-speed freewheel (not freehub) setup but you can have the frame aligned.