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bendertherobot wrote:Tonight I shall remove mudguards and put Vittoria Randonneurs back on. High pressure on way, very decent dry spell in prospect.
Well, some of this occurred. My Randonneur has a red mark running through it which I guess is a wear marker!
New tyres please. Something 32-35c I think.My blog: http://www.roubaixcycling.cc (kit reviews and other musings)
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redvee wrote:
Kinesis DC37 Fork £150 and Avid BB5 from CRC for £15.
cheers all, Avid brake, Kaffenback fork and Vittoria 28 tyres bought - bike should look very weird when its all fitted but who cares if it makes the ride comfortable again.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
bendertherobot wrote:
Well, some of this occurred. My Randonneur has a red mark running through it which I guess is a wear marker!
New tyres please. Something 32-35c I think.
Yeah, when you get to the red it's time to say goodbye... I think mine did so after 6-7000.
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gbsahne wrote:headset change over lunchtime
Steady now you do want to rush these things, you'll have DanielB in a tizzy :PRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:
cheers all, Avid brake, Kaffenback fork and Vittoria 28 tyres bought - bike should look very weird when its all fitted but who cares if it makes the ride comfortable again.
Is that the £20 Kaffenback 2011 cro-mo fork?================
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ugo.santalucia wrote:
Yeah, when you get to the red it's time to say goodbye... I think mine did so after 6-7000.
Pasela 32 Folding Tourgard are massive and light and gum walled and very plush, but less durable
Voyager Hypers ordered. £30 for two from Wiggle after price matching Planet X.My blog: http://www.roubaixcycling.cc (kit reviews and other musings)
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NitrousOxide wrote:
Is that the £20 Kaffenback 2011 cro-mo fork?
yep although judging by the listed weight it must be made of rusty girder steelRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Snapped the Smart light bracket on the pannier rack last when it made contact with the wheelie bin on the landing outside my flat, a quick look and CRC didn't have any stock, Evans didn't instore either so took a Dremel to the back and cut a small channel for a zip tie. Good as new.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Forks arrived and are much better in the flesh, very happy with them, same for the heavy avid disc brake.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
what a total ball ache ...
fitting ultegra front mech to the scott, that bloody thing just wouldnt index nicely rubbing in the large chainring no matter how much i adjusted height, limit screws, cage angle and cabled tension.
In the end i set it up the right way i.e. the first way then took it off the stand for a fettle ride and sure enough it shifts perfectly with no rub, oh yes! i have a broken arm so wasnt pushing the shifter hard enough :oops:
I'm not saying how long i messed around with that :roll:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:Forks arrived and are much better in the flesh, very happy with them, same for the heavy avid disc brake.
Did you go for bronze colour?
Which disc front wheel did you go for in the end?
I can't decide whether to get the Kaffenback 2011 fork; bang for the buck disc front wheel and the TRP Hylex front hydraulic brake, or "frankenbike" my Tricross with the Recon fork and M395 hydraulic kit off my presumed dead Saracen frame (which would also mean changing to the Saracen sweeping handlebars).================
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2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
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Canyon, Cervelo and Peugeot deep cleaned. Will change tyres and bar tape on the Cervelo this evening.
Front hub on the Pug sounds crunchy.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Turned my front mech around the seat tube about 3 degrees, shifting almost silently now and no over shifts. When they say get the outer cage parallel with your chainrings they mean exactly parallel! If the back of the cage is only 2mm sticking out, its not going to shift properly 100% of the time.0
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Hopefully indexed my gears after installing new chain/chainrings/cassette and jockey wheels. Worked like a charm on the workstand but different story on the rollers when testing.0
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Manc33 wrote:Turned my front mech around the seat tube about 3 degrees, shifting almost silently now and no over shifts. When they say get the outer cage parallel with your chainrings they mean exactly parallel! If the back of the cage is only 2mm sticking out, its not going to shift properly 100% of the time.
The whole thing is only, what, 12mm wide internally? 2mm is 17%!- - - - - - - - - -
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DesWeller wrote:
The whole thing is only, what, 12mm wide internally? 2mm is 17%!
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I was cursing three different shifters because of it. :roll:
Turns out flat bar left shifters probably do have the same cable pull as MTB left shifters, but I am still not sure.0 -
Today I replaced a brake cable, tightened headset, tightened saddle, pumped up tyres, tensioned chain/rear wheel on my... ... BMX!
Then went and rode miniramp for the first time in years. After riding a road bike for a couple of years going back to the Beemer is very very strange. Managed to get a foot or so of air, so pretty happy with that. Contemplated recording it on Strava, I have issues.0 -
Daddy0 wrote:Today I replaced a brake cable, tightened headset, tightened saddle, pumped up tyres, tensioned chain/rear wheel on my... ... BMX!
Then went and rode miniramp for the first time in years. After riding a road bike for a couple of years going back to the Beemer is very very strange. Managed to get a foot or so of air, so pretty happy with that. Contemplated recording it on Strava, I have issues.
If you can keep the figures in Strava separate from the road bike, there's no issue. :P0 -
This evening I finally bled the brakes on my GT Avalanche... my first time doing a push bleed from the calliper, but seemed easy enough with the right kit. I will find out tomorrow. First time I've touched the brakes in the 3 years I have had the bike, and I am pretty sure the previous owner didn't bleed them either. I'm thinking 5 years is a pretty good run.Vitus Sentier VR+ (2018) GT Grade AL 105 (2016)
Giant Anthem X4 (2010) GT Avalanche 1.0 (2010)
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Fitted 35c Vittoria Hyper Voyager. They're like balloon tyres
Oddly, delivered (from Wiggle) by DX today. Bizarre.My blog: http://www.roubaixcycling.cc (kit reviews and other musings)
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gbsahne wrote:took the winter tyres of the hybrid and put on the fast offroad tyres
Snow and ice tomorrow then....ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Managed to get my seized axle undone to find the freehub body screw had unwound, binding against the ball bearings.
The little bugger's loctited in now, so that won't happen again. Axle's wrecked though. . Hopefully the frame is not!- - - - - - - - - -
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Finished gears back on former SS.
Swapped tyres from one MTB to another. Begorrah that was more difficult than it needed to be, and having done it, the knobbies don't fit in the rear triangle, so will have to come off again. Argh.
Trued up mate's wheels which were a bit wobbly.
Stripped all the bits off the new/old frame I picked up Friday, except BB because I can't find my Really Big Spanner for the tool.Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
After riding with the BB5 on the Tricross I though today how bad the braking was, adjusted the inline adjuster and no better, undone the cable clamp at the calliper all with no improvement. Then I wound the inner pad in a click and pulled the lever from 10mph and nearly went over the bars.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Ultegra 6800 2x11 Groupset
Shimano RS685 front disc brake
Shimano RX31 Front wheel
Kinesis DC37 Disc Fork
Whole build only added 80g over the previous 105 groupset build, so possibly a new (lighter) seat will restore the balance. Front brake still bedding in, waiting to see what its like overall.1997 Gary Fisher Big Sur
2009 Scott Spark 60
2010 Ghost 5000
2011 Commencal Ramones AL1
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Friday fitted some raceblades in the Helium to see how they worked on the club run the next day(ok-actually)
Then yesterday mended puncture on the helium which I must have picked up on saturday and took the chance to give the bike a wipe over and clean and lube the chain.Also checked the icarus for some creaking noises I could hear on the ride home on Thursday (think it was the stem bolts not tight enough)
Today gave the train hack trek a wipe over and flipped the stem and also not really fettling as such but tried to convince a work mate to buy a b-twin rather than a carrera.Ridley Helium SL (Dura-Ace/Wheelsmith Aero-dimpled 45 wheels)
Light Blue Robinson(105 +lots of Hope)
Planet X XLS 1X10(105/XTR/Miche/TRP Spyre SLC brakes
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Fitted a new chain over the weekend, but then had to junk the ride as the baby was being difficult and the wife was showing clear signs of sleep deprivation.
This led to a speedy cassette swap this morning when it became apparent that the chain would be slipping all the way to work....0