Very random request-inline skating wheels

Herr Tubthumper

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Okay. My Burton snowboard bag has inline skate wheels at one end. One has broken and I want it, or both, replaced. Ive emailed Burton who have a pretty good after-sales service but they cannot help as they have now discontinued inline wheels and use skateboard wheels. I've also been to a few shops over here but for various reasons it's not worked out; whilst the wheel is the same the mount/axle/pin they use is different to the regular inline mount. The language is also tricky. I don't want to throw the bag away and buy a new one so as it's such a waste.....can anyone help?

I will mailshot a few UK shops but before, I thought I'd post on here as NSC can usually come up trumps.

The unit which houses the wheels bolts onto the bag so I can just provide you with the unit.

Thanks in advance.

 

AmexRuislip

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Anything like this?

 

BN9 BHA

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AmexRuislip said:

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Anything like this?

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Tom Hark Preston Park

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Or this?

 

Albion my Albion

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I haven't the foggiest what you were describing.

 

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Albion my Albion said:

I haven't the foggiest what you were describing.

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Fancy version of post #2

 

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Wait until you next fly from Gatwick and claim for a new one after the baggage handlers have thrown it around.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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Albion my Albion said:

I haven't the foggiest what you were describing.

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Thrifty non-licker

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Herr Tubthumper

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This is going well.

 

thedonkeycentrehalf

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Is a specialist skate shop what you are looking for? There is still one on the seafront in Worthing (I think) which did repairs to skates so should be able to provide a new wheel or pair of wheels. I would assume there is somewhere similar in Brighton or even Birmingham where you are next weekend.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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thedonkeycentrehalf said:

Is a specialist skate shop what you are looking for? There is still one on the seafront in Worthing (I think) which did repairs to skates so should be able to provide a new wheel or pair of wheels. I would assume there is somewhere similar in Brighton or even Birmingham where you are next weekend.

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Not really. Locating a shop isn't the issue. And the wheels themselves isn't the issue, it's the fitting. But also someone who is willing to be challenged and/or put some effort in to try and fit the thing. It's not the usual simple attachment for a skate, and will require someone to go non-standard and knock a pin out and knock a pin back in do something to secure it. Nah, don't have the right tools is the usual response I get here. I'm also thinking someone who can weld might think "Hey, if he gets me the bits I'll fit them" will see this and get in touch.

 

thedonkeycentrehalf

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Not really. Locating a shop isn't the issue. And the wheels themselves isn't the issue, it's the fitting. But also someone who is willing to be challenged and/or put some effort in to try and fit the thing. It's not the usual simple attachment for a skate, and will require someone to go non-standard and knock a pin out and knock a pin back in do something to secure it. Nah, don't have the right tools is the usual response I get here. I'm also thinking someone who can weld might think "Hey, if he gets me the bits I'll fit them" will see this and get in touch.

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In thata case, your best bet is to buy a new pair of wheels and then go to a proper old fashioned cobbler who would help with this sort of thing (not Timpsons!).