well chuffed diy

lesz42

last week, fitted my forks, and this week replaced middle chain ring and chain, all with the help from this website, the search tool and a bit of reading


soon a new rear derailleur, bleed the brakes, and in a few months a new crankset, but need a toolset tbh!


would like to go on a wheel building course!

Phinx

Nice. Doing similar work, changing bits an pieces on my old steed. Hopefully be done in a week or so. As for the wheel building, though i did not try it myself, you could still start practicing by yourself, i found loads of info, tutorials and videos on how to build a wheel. Planing to try it at some point as well. I thinking of buying a cheap used wheel, disassembling it and then with rebuilding it. I think it's a good thing to do until you have a chance to take a course.

lesz42

good idea about the wheel!



thanks!

Anonymous

fixing your bike up is brilliant way to save money and its very satisfying to ride about on a job well done. good work fella

lesz42

thanks, some things are easy, i cut the steerer tube too long, (2mm) so used a angle grinder to shorten it, easy!


for the rest, tbh you need the right tools, i think its best to buy, what you need, when u need it?


shimano bleeding next, then the crank

on my 3rd chain now, in 12 months, will change crank and chain at the same time, then move to 9 speed, on the 4th chain ( shifters as well)

ride_whenever

Phinx, for building wheels, it's far better to build up from fresh, much much easier.

Bladed spokes are even easier still. The thing to do is buy some cheap bits and build up some spare wheels or build for friends... :twisted:

Phinx

The only reason i suggested disassembling, is because it's easier to get a cheap wheel than a whole set of cheap bits and pieces to build a wheel.