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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Normally I wipe my chain down with a paper towel, last evening I used an old oil soaked rag and by 'eck it came up shiny! It's daft little moments when you try something new and it works so much better.
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • 6wheels
    6wheels Posts: 411
    Serendipity!
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    Discovered my left crank arm was totally loose last night about a mile into my commute. A reminder that if you didn't fettle it yourself, check all the bolts!
    All my Dolans
    Cannondale CAADX
    Charge Plug 1
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Removed the play again in my new headset on the commuter, something's not right
    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.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    itboffin wrote:
    Removed the play again in my new headset on the commuter, something's not right

    The Boardman CX does that. Plug slips. Stem clamp?
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • Manc33
    Manc33 Posts: 2,157
    Winter's over so I put my best wheels back on, no more cassette sprocket waviness/shimmying.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Manc33 wrote:
    Winter's over.

    Aye right - snow forecast on the Black Isle tonight...
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    meanredspider wrote:
    Manc33 wrote:
    Winter's over.

    Aye right - snow forecast on the Black Isle tonight...

    We had freezing rain this morning. Not hail, a proper ice shower :shock: Weather report on the radio was for cold and dry... :roll:
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    meanredspider wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Removed the play again in my new headset on the commuter, something's not right

    The Boardman CX does that. Plug slips. Stem clamp?
    The Kinesis did that a couple of times when I first put it together, but I haven't touched it in ages. My neighbour's bike, built by a shop, was exactly the same. Presumably it was something just settling in. I know when I replaced the headset bearings on an old Bonneville with taper roller bearings they had to be readjusted after a while.
    Do some bearing types settle in more than others or is it poor fitting on initial installation? The Kinesis bearings don't need a press, they fall in and sit on a taper in the head tube. Would poor machining mean the bearings move a bit at first?
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • rhodrich
    rhodrich Posts: 867
    Fitted new brake blocks to the Galaxy. Previous ones had half a mm to go to the metal. Cutting it a bit fine!

    I've previously used Lifeline ones from Wiggle which I've been very happy with, and I'm sure I'll get some more when I get a chance, but in the meantime, I've put some cheapy cheapy cheap ones on there from Wilko's, made by Alhonga, as they're all I had in the spares box. They seem to do the job well enough though.

    Fitted new chain to my Dawes 'Easy Street' Hybrid, as the previous one was looking, and feeling a little worse for wear following the winter. I'm not sure it's ever been replaced since I bought the bike back in 1993. The stretch on the chain was comical, and along with a few seized links from leaving it caked in snow, the shifting was dire.

    Sadly, unsurprisingly the new chain skipped on the freewheel. I've salvaged another 6 speed freewheel from a spare wheel I've got however, and it's all working again. Total spent on the bike in the last 20 years - under £20.....
    1938 Hobbs Tandem
    1956 Carlton Flyer Path/Track
    1960 Mercian Superlight Track
    1974 Pete Luxton Path/Track*
    1980 Harry Hall
    1986 Dawes Galaxy
    1988 Jack Taylor Tourer
    1988 Pearson
    1989 Condor
    1993 Dawes Hybrid
    2016 Ridley Helium SL
    *Currently on this
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    i think it was more likely the grease i packed in when fitting the new bearings had settled in, seems okay now
    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.
  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    Fitted Superleggero stem to the Helium and swopped the longer zero 200 one to the cross bike;also fitted a pair of Vittoria randonneurs to the Trek ss train bike.
    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

    Graham Weigh 105/Ultegra
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    Added 4.7 inches .... :shock:

    to my Charge Plug. Now rolling with 42x15 (73.9"). Next stop, 77.4" if I can find a suitably bling'd 44T. Also fitted new tyres (cheap Vittoria Rubinos 25mm), replacing the ponderous OEM Charge Coaster 32s. And also fitted some full size SKS mudguards. Useful in the wet I suppose, but the Plug now looks decidedly less gangster. :?
    All my Dolans
    Cannondale CAADX
    Charge Plug 1
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Replaced the outer chainring on the Equilibrium with a lovely Stronglight Zicral one. The original Tiagra 4500 one must have done the best part of 22,000 miles and had worn to the point where it had just razor-sharp nobbles rather than teeth. The teeth were so worn that I had to re-adjust the height of the front mech by about 4mm to stop it fouling the new teeth.

    Makes the chainset look much better as well.

    Strangely the little ring is still brand-new looking.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    erm it definitely worth checking your brake blocks every once in a while, my rears are down to the metal :shock:
    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.
  • Manc33
    Manc33 Posts: 2,157
    Swapped to 80mm stem (from 90mm)
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    The kaff is up on the workstand.

    New chain, new cassette, new 105 deraileur, good wheels back on, Discs trued, bent hanger straightened (hence new deraileur), new cables, Front guard off and new pads. Just need to re-index and it will be ready for Commuting duties again.

    The Boardman, needs preping for Sale and the Alur needs re-indexing ready for the summer.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    Cleaned chain and cassette on Ridley. Removed bar tape on all 3 bikes. Re-cased-and-cabled the brakes on the Ridley to re-site the in-line tension-adjusters to the rear. Swapped bars between Storck and Ridley. New cassette, chain, gear cables and casings for the Dolan. Re-taped all 3 sets of bars.
    And OMG the change in the rear shifting on the Dolan with new casings, after 3 years and 20,000+ miles! Like a dream now.
    Dolan Titanium ADX 2016
    Ridley Noah FAST 2013
    Bottecchia/Campagnolo 1990
    Carrera Parva Hybrid 2016
    Hoy Sa Calobra 002 2014 [off duty]
    Storck Absolutist 2011 [off duty]
    http://www.slidingseat.net/cycling/cycling.html
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I have OFFICIALLY swapped over commuting bikes from heavy to slightly less heavy without mudguards and look pedals, oh and one pannier.

    Q unseasonally spell of snow, ice & zombies
    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.
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    itboffin wrote:
    I have OFFICIALLY swapped over commuting bikes from heavy to slightly less heavy without mudguards and look pedals, oh and one pannier.

    Q unseasonally spell of snow, ice & zombies

    I've stripped the carradice bagman and mudguards from my CX, new wheels and randonneur pro 2s at 35mm, TRP spyre on the front.

    Yes we're in for some bad weather.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    Yep, took the guards off mine at the weekend. Still not well enough to ride it so the weather might hold a while longer.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Oh my what a difference the bike makes, 1/3 rd in I was 2 mph avg faster even with a slight headwind, so much so I took a new twisting longer route, get in!!!
    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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    The shifting on my trek equipped with 105/ultegra mix is so smooth I kept looking down to check it had shifted, the only difference in that setup to my others are the sealed cables.

    Must buy more sealed cables sets ASAP.
    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.
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Ah, that moment when you wonder how the hell you're even going to get off the bike, let alone continue your ride...

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    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    That happened to me..... I sheered it off under power awesome.....
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    :shock: Erm, how *did* you dismount?

    Rebuilding the caadx post-RVV tonight. Observations: 105 (5800) is the business, but I need new brakes; the cheap Avid cantis that came stock with the bike are now the clear weakest link (not counting the engine :D ).
    All my Dolans
    Cannondale CAADX
    Charge Plug 1
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    UE, you do realise you have another foot that can be put down in case of emergencies don't you? More impressed that you thought to take a picture before stopping.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Veronese68 wrote:
    UE, you do realise you have another foot that can be put down in case of emergencies don't you? More impressed that you thought to take a picture before stopping.

    Too good a photo opportunity to miss! I did think about using my other foot eventually, I always unclip with the left so I don't fall into traffic. After years of muscle memory, it's quite difficult to unclip and stop on the wrong side - let alone getting off the bike with a crank arm dangling from your shoe.

    I wish I'd seen someone else doing it, must have been hilarious.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    itboffin wrote:
    The shifting on my trek equipped with 105/ultegra mix is so smooth I kept looking down to check it had shifted, the only difference in that setup to my others are the sealed cables.

    Must buy more sealed cables sets ASAP.
    Having just replaced cable casings myself after couple of years, +1 to that! mechanical Chorus now better than my Record EPS!
    Dolan Titanium ADX 2016
    Ridley Noah FAST 2013
    Bottecchia/Campagnolo 1990
    Carrera Parva Hybrid 2016
    Hoy Sa Calobra 002 2014 [off duty]
    Storck Absolutist 2011 [off duty]
    http://www.slidingseat.net/cycling/cycling.html
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    rower63 wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    The shifting on my trek equipped with 105/ultegra mix is so smooth I kept looking down to check it had shifted, the only difference in that setup to my others are the sealed cables.

    Must buy more sealed cables sets ASAP.
    Having just replaced cable casings myself after couple of years, +1 to that! mechanical Chorus now better than my Record EPS!

    Had a cable strip itself inside the housing last week, time to re-do the whole lot. Looking forward to smooth shifting again!

    Winter riding can be a real b***h on components.

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