Where can I buy these Profile bolts?

eyal · 2011-05-10, 03:38 AM

So I have the old profile cranks that used to come with the KH 24", and it's finally time for replacement bolts - but I'm having trouble finding them online. They appear to be about an inch long, 3/8 inch wide, and are cone shaped. Any ideas where to find them?

These ones fit a 7/32 allen wrench, but that dimension isn't important to me.

Thanks!

saskatchewanian · 2011-05-10, 03:43 AM

Bring one to your local hardware store, they probably have something to match it.

scott ttocs · 2011-05-10, 03:44 AM

McMaster-Carr is the best place I know of to look for these items. You need precise specifications, but then you can follow their decision tree to get what you need.

Example:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=c8kj8d

Head Style Flat
Material Type Steel
Finish Black-Oxide
Class Not Rated
Drive Style Hex Socket
System of Measurement Inch
Inch Thread Size 3/8"-24
Length 1"
Thread Length Fully Threaded
Thread Direction Right Handed
Tip Type Plain
Screw Quantity Individual Screw
Undercut Head No
Head Angle 82°
Specifications Met American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

skilewis74 · 2011-05-10, 03:46 AM

I think these would work. You might have to grind off the extra like it says.

Check w/ them to be sure.

I used these on my Torker DX cranks. I had to denub them cranks first though. Much better this way I hardly ever hit them as I pedal anymore. Although taking off is much more difficult since I can no longer use a crank puller

unibabyguy · 2011-05-10, 03:53 AM

You just want regular Profile bolts, or were they special for the KH24? These look like what you want. I walked into a local BMX shop and bought regular Profile bolts like those.

knoxuni · 2011-05-10, 12:34 PM

also try a harbor freight store

uniShark · 2011-05-11, 12:06 AM

Shopping local is the way to go for little stuff; otherwise you'll pay as much for shipping as the bolt.
If the hardware store and lbs both fail you, look up fastenings stores in your area.

eyal · 2011-05-11, 11:35 PM

Thanks all! To my surprise, I found what I needed at the regular ol' hardware store for $0.95 each. I'm not accustomed to things working out so smoothly when looking for unicycle parts

2011-05-10, 03:38 AM	#1
eyal Unicycologist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 196	Where can I buy these Profile bolts? So I have the old profile cranks that used to come with the KH 24", and it's finally time for replacement bolts - but I'm having trouble finding them online. They appear to be about an inch long, 3/8 inch wide, and are cone shaped. Any ideas where to find them? These ones fit a 7/32 allen wrench, but that dimension isn't important to me. Thanks! Attached Images

2011-05-10, 03:43 AM	#2
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	Bring one to your local hardware store, they probably have something to match it. __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

2011-05-10, 03:46 AM	#4
skilewis74 Stupidity gets you 2 of these: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca. Age: 38 Posts: 3,827	I think these would work. You might have to grind off the extra like it says. Check w/ them to be sure. I used these on my Torker DX cranks. I had to denub them cranks first though. Much better this way I hardly ever hit them as I pedal anymore. Although taking off is much more difficult since I can no longer use a crank puller __________________ Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist What's next? Learn2Ride&doTricks TrialsClasses&Building Last edited by skilewis74; 2011-05-10 at 03:50 AM.

2011-05-10, 12:34 PM	#6
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,706	also try a harbor freight store __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2011-05-11, 12:06 AM	#7
uniShark muni commuter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Missoula, MT, USA Age: 41 Posts: 1,362	Shopping local is the way to go for little stuff; otherwise you'll pay as much for shipping as the bolt. If the hardware store and lbs both fail you, look up fastenings stores in your area. __________________ My 29er is my little wheel. Roll it, baby! pLs forgve anu typist imak win positing forum my fone. Last edited by uniShark; 2011-05-11 at 12:07 AM.

2011-05-10, 03:44 AM	#3
scott ttocs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 54 Posts: 1,126	McMaster-Carr is the best place I know of to look for these items. You need precise specifications, but then you can follow their decision tree to get what you need. Example: http://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=c8kj8d Head Style Flat Material Type Steel Finish Black-Oxide Class Not Rated Drive Style Hex Socket System of Measurement Inch Inch Thread Size 3/8"-24 Length 1" Thread Length Fully Threaded Thread Direction Right Handed Tip Type Plain Screw Quantity Individual Screw Undercut Head No Head Angle 82° Specifications Met American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

2011-05-10, 03:53 AM	#5
unibabyguy In Gazz We Trust Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austin, TX Age: 51 Posts: 381	You just want regular Profile bolts, or were they special for the KH24? These look like what you want. I walked into a local BMX shop and bought regular Profile bolts like those.

2011-05-11, 11:35 PM	#8
eyal Unicycologist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 196	Thanks all! To my surprise, I found what I needed at the regular ol' hardware store for $0.95 each. I'm not accustomed to things working out so smoothly when looking for unicycle parts

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