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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Seems the top pivot on my 5700 rear mech is very stiff, sprayed degreaser over the bolt area last night and left it to dry and relubed this morning but still stiff as hell, as in if you push the rear mech back it won't spring forward. The same mech on the other bike is fine.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    redvee wrote:
    Seems the top pivot on my 5700 rear mech is very stiff, sprayed degreaser over the bolt area last night and left it to dry and relubed this morning but still stiff as hell, as in if you push the rear mech back it won't spring forward. The same mech on the other bike is fine.

    The little collar is properly engaged with the hanger?

    There is a sprung collar on the rear mech bolt which needs to engage with a notch on the derailleur hanger - apologies if this is all second nature to you etc...

    Cleaned out and re-lubed 2 front and 2 rear hubs
  • nicklong
    nicklong Posts: 231
    I've managed to disassemble, fix and reassemble my 6800 shifter sitting mechanism after accidentally unlatching a spring or two fishing out a broken cable with an Allen key.

    After struggling for an hour trying to get the thing apart, I ordered the Shimano service tools from SJS Cycles (amazing parts catalogue) to remove the e-rings holding the levers in place, then spent ages carefully trying to figure out how the spring mechanisms worked. Some of them are as fine as hairs, took ages to figure out why one of the latches wasn't under tension until i spotted a tiny wire spring I must have knocked.

    Amazing things, shifters. It's like a mechanical watch inside.

    All-up cost for tools, new e-ring and shifter axle was £13. Saved £150 versus shipping it off to Madison for repair/binning.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    imatfaal wrote:
    The little collar is properly engaged with the hanger?

    There is a sprung collar on the rear mech bolt which needs to engage with a notch on the derailleur hanger - apologies if this is all second nature to you etc...

    It's mounted properly though the lubing seems to have had an effect as it moves a bit more freely but not as freely as the other bike. Don't need the bike as I'm on holiday Tuesday so will have another play with it.
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  • mudcovered
    mudcovered Posts: 725
    redvee wrote:

    It's mounted properly though the lubing seems to have had an effect as it moves a bit more freely but not as freely as the other bike. Don't need the bike as I'm on holiday Tuesday so will have another play with it.

    Not had a rear mech gum up like that but I have had to spend quite a bit of time with penetrating oil freeing up a front mech that wouldn't even shift after repeated coatings in mud and rainwater so it could just be that. Unless the bikes are identical you could easily end up with road spray hitting at different places on each bike which would account for the difference.

    My CX bike seems to be set up so that the rear mech top pulley gets all the spray. I have to check the bearings on that twice as often as the other. :(

    Mike
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Lubed.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    rubertoe wrote:
    Lubed.

    who?
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    imatfaal wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    Lubed.

    who?

    Myself.... :shock: :D

    The Kaff was in a terrible state after the last few weeks of commuting on the disused railway line - Took of the drive train, cleaned and degreased it all. Polished the BB and cleaned the disk brakes.

    Lubed all the moving parts.

    It needs new cables, but i am lazy and neglecting the kaff. So that can wait.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    rubertoe wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    Lubed.

    who?

    Myself.... :shock: :D

    The Kaff was in a terrible state after the last few weeks of commuting on the disused railway line - Took of the drive train, cleaned and degreased it all. Polished the BB and cleaned the disk brakes.

    Lubed all the moving parts.

    It needs new cables, but i am lazy and neglecting the kaff. So that can wait.

    Yeah - my roadrat is in a similarly disgusting state with canal path / river side section of commute
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    imatfaal wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    Lubed.

    who?

    Myself.... :shock: :D

    The Kaff was in a terrible state after the last few weeks of commuting on the disused railway line - Took of the drive train, cleaned and degreased it all. Polished the BB and cleaned the disk brakes.

    Lubed all the moving parts.

    It needs new cables, but i am lazy and neglecting the kaff. So that can wait.

    Yeah - my roadrat is in a similarly disgusting state with canal path / river side section of commute

    Thats what mine looked like, along with my legs....
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • mudcovered
    mudcovered Posts: 725
    imatfaal wrote:
    Yeah - my roadrat is in a similarly disgusting state with canal path / river side section of commute
    33309470271_e547736d5b_b.jpg

    You guys have high standards of bike cleanliness. Compared to the state of my CX bike thats clean. You can still see the paint. :lol:

    Mind you that could have something to do with my commute being about 6miles of canal towpath where some sections would be better described as swamp than path at the moment. ;) Doing that on 28c slicks is fun.

    My only nod to maintenance is lubing the chain when it gets dry (every day this week so far).

    Mike
  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Really stretched myself tonight. Lubed up chain, swapped pedals, pumped up tires. Time for a beer!
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    imatfaal wrote:

    Yeah - my roadrat is in a similarly disgusting state with canal path / river side section of commute
    33309470271_e547736d5b_b.jpg

    The frame on my bike is that sort of colour but the parts that need to be clean are. I've been looking for somewhere with a bike friendly jet wash that I can give the frame a spray with, I know there are hand wash places with a jet wash but doubt they'd let me use it and if they used it on my bike the critical areas to avoid with a jet wash wouldn't be.
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  • reformedfatty
    reformedfatty Posts: 543
    Avid BB5s can beep right off.

    11 miles a day normal basic commuting should not have my brakes turning from pin sharp into pulling all the way back to the bars inside a week.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    the never ending reindexing of my rear mech due to corroded gear cables AGAIN!!!!!

    WINTER CAN DO ONE
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  • 6wheels
    6wheels Posts: 411
    itboffin wrote:
    the never ending reindexing of my rear mech due to corroded gear cables AGAIN!!!!!

    WINTER CAN DO ONE

    Stainless steel cables means no more corrosion, Jagwire are only a few quid.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    that's what i have, rusted because of water inside the outer cables, doesn't go orange on the cables sort of white with orange gunk from the inside lining of the outers.

    once the CAAD is up and running I'm hoping the internally routed cables will end that problem

    odd it doesn't happen on my SRAM commuter which see's far more shite weather
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  • 6wheels
    6wheels Posts: 411
    itboffin wrote:
    that's what i have, rusted because of water inside the outer cables, doesn't go orange on the cables sort of white with orange gunk from the inside lining of the outers.

    once the CAAD is up and running I'm hoping the internally routed cables will end that problem

    odd it doesn't happen on my SRAM commuter which see's far more shite weather

    Same as you,my gravel/winter bike is Sram rear mech and after two winters still perfectly indexed.

    Whenever I put new cables on my bikes I always liberally grease them up before running them through the liner/ outers.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    redvee wrote:
    ...
    The frame on my bike is that sort of colour but the parts that need to be clean are. I've been looking for somewhere with a bike friendly jet wash that I can give the frame a spray with, I know there are hand wash places with a jet wash but doubt they'd let me use it and if they used it on my bike the critical areas to avoid with a jet wash wouldn't be.

    car jet washes can be lethal to a bike used wrongly. The first clean ever of my bike I used a garage jet wash - both hubs and BB cleaned out of grease; didn't realise this till next commute and seriously strange noises - bike shops basically quoted 1/3 of the bikes cost to replace the bits I had screwed up by firstly leaving too long without cleaning and then ridden 30km without lubes.

    you can pick up a portable one for home use for around 50 quid if you get lucky and as long as you wash along the line of the bike and never across you will be fine
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Surely a bucket is portable
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    redvee wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).
    Wet wipes FTW.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    bought an sks airchecker because i couldnt believe how much different my tyres feel after fitting a lezyne air chuck to my joe blow track pump.

    it would seem that both my pre modified job blows did not actually blow, well not to the same level as the gauge would have you believe
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    redvee wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).

    My bike fits in the shower cubicle - this is not a fact I have shared with partner. It means you get a double whammy - clean bike and clean shower (cos you really must remove every trace of oil and dirt to avoid detection and wrath of the gods)
  • ryan_w-2
    ryan_w-2 Posts: 1,162
    I'll be putting tyres, tubes, bar tape, pedals and lights on the new commuter tomorrow.

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  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    imatfaal wrote:
    redvee wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).

    My bike fits in the shower cubicle - this is not a fact I have shared with partner. It means you get a double whammy - clean bike and clean shower (cos you really must remove every trace of oil and dirt to avoid detection and wrath of the gods)
    my god you're dealing with fire...
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  • vpnikolov
    vpnikolov Posts: 568
    rower63 wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    redvee wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).

    My bike fits in the shower cubicle - this is not a fact I have shared with partner. It means you get a double whammy - clean bike and clean shower (cos you really must remove every trace of oil and dirt to avoid detection and wrath of the gods)
    my god you're dealing with fire...
    From experience, you are indeed. Washed the frame once under the shower, never again.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    redvee wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    bucket of soapy water then spray down with much off and hose on spray off

    Living in a flat means I don't have anywhere to wash my bike(s).

    Down the jetwash mun. Just don't get it too close.
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  • greenamex2
    greenamex2 Posts: 272
    Derusted clean and greased the old MTB headrace bearings to try and shut them up.

    Bodged my younger daughters front shifter so she can get some gears, whilst I order a new one, for a tenner!

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