Wouldn't that be mental noisy with a kmc kool chain? - by the looks of it, it's just a plastic sheet..thing, being pressed onto the chain? Unless it's just the angle, and there's a roller in there?
You guy's keep forgetting, it's only steve running the company. He's just moved house, has a new born, and a load of orders to sort out. Give the man some time. He is a human aswell...
If you can get the axle threaded, then yes. Or you could get an Onza axle, they're threaded, and the same size...I think.. Ring Tartybikes about that..