Lost rear axle cap from Velobuild CX-002

[dustedrob]

I did my first ride on my Velobuild CX-002 last weekend and halfway through it, i started noticing that my rear wheel was feeling loose and moving sideways. It turns out that the plastic cap that holds together the rear derailleur hanger and the axle with a tiny bolt fell off at some point. It could have been a catastrophic failure but luckily, i caught it just in time.

I already asked Chris at Velobuild for a replacement but since it's being shipped from China, it's going to be a while before I receive it. Is there anything I can do as a temporary fix? Or maybe get a similar part from a different frame manufacturer somewhere in the U.S.?

Pictures fore reference:

[00Garza]

If you have the specs of the thru axle bolt, you might be able to find a replacement on Amazon. Not sure how much faster it’ll be than Ali.

[hazzer19]

VB seems to use the same RD hanger and mount for all of their frames. A 168 owner bought a direct RD hanger from this link which includes the external mount as well https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3147.msg53129.html#msg53129

[dustedrob]

VB seems to use the same RD hanger and mount for all of their frames. A 168 owner bought a direct RD hanger from this link which includes the external mount as well https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3147.msg53129.html#msg53129

Thanks! I'll give it a try.

[s3si1u]

Thanks! I'll give it a try.

Did you ever locate a spare? I bought a bunch of spares for just about everything when I got my 177...I'm pretty sure Velobuild uses the same hanger for all models. Let me know.
Also, is it just me or is the hole a bit out of round in the photo?