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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    no one is passing me i've just installed a perpetual motion engine
    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
    damn it my Scotts indexing is all over the place, the inner cable looks fine the rear mech is straight H/L screws are perfect, chain wheels and cassette are next to new, I replaced the rear outer and gave it a squirt of GT85 which has helped, alas I fear i'm going to need to replace the shifter end outer as well, such a ball ache.

    i'm this far away from ordering di2
    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.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,640
    Try:

    Hanger
    Hanger alignment
    Obfuscation in the BB guide
    Movement in the cable entering the lever (yes, you'll have to take the handlebar tape off)
    Jockey wheel cage
    Jockey wheel play
    Cable length from stay to rear mech
    Worn chain
    Worn cassette
    Kinks
    Fraying
    Praying...
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    i'm down to this one

    Movement in the cable entering the lever (yes, you'll have to take the handlebar tape off)

    arse-ticals
    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.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,640
    itboffin wrote:
    i'm down to this one

    Movement in the cable entering the lever (yes, you'll have to take the handlebar tape off)

    arse-ticals

    What exactly is happening?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,499
    Trying to free a drive side pedal with only basic tools. Battle will resume this evening. I will never forget to grease the threads again. I only switched it over 10 days ago
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Tashman wrote:
    Trying to free a drive side pedal with only basic tools. Battle will resume this evening. I will never forget to grease the threads again. I only switched it over 10 days ago
    I had to relent and take a set of cranks to the LBS a month or two back, but to be fair they were from a twenty odd year old bike.

    I'd managed to get the non-drive side out after letting oil seep in for a week or two, drive side no joy.

    LBS did it with a bench vice (cranks wrapped in a cloth for protection) and huge park pedal spanner.

    If you have a bench vice, that's half the battle - put it in the vice, biggest spanner you have that will fit, liberally apply mallet in correct direction....
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,640
    Tashman wrote:
    Trying to free a drive side pedal with only basic tools. Battle will resume this evening. I will never forget to grease the threads again. I only switched it over 10 days ago

    Get some Innotec de-blocker. It's the dog's danglies.
    At least it's an anti-clockwise removal, which keeps it simpler. Alen key or spanner? Is it easier tp take the chainset off if it's really bad and saves wrapping your knuckles on those things that inexplicably leave that lovely pattern on you calf muscle?

    $_58.JPG
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Public service announcement: On a bike, everything unscrews towards the back of the bike, except the bottom-bracket which is towards the front.

    Might be useful.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • j_mcd
    j_mcd Posts: 473
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Public service announcement: On a bike, everything unscrews towards the back of the bike, except the bottom-bracket which is towards the front.

    Might be useful.

    That is actually very useful. Might write it out and stick it to the garage wall!
    Giant Defy Advanced 0 - Best
    Planet X London Road - Wet
    Montague Fit - Foldy thing that rarely gets used these days
  • j_mcd
    j_mcd Posts: 473
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Public service announcement: On a bike, everything unscrews towards the back of the bike, except the bottom-bracket which is towards the front.

    Might be useful.

    That is actually very useful. Might write it out and stick it to the garage wall!
    Giant Defy Advanced 0 - Best
    Planet X London Road - Wet
    Montague Fit - Foldy thing that rarely gets used these days
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,499
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Public service announcement: On a bike, everything unscrews towards the back of the bike, except the bottom-bracket which is towards the front.

    Might be useful.
    Thanks, i'm definitely turning the right way, just inadequate equipment/strength/experience :(
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,640
    It's so useful, some people become inclined to post it twice!
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Rode my Cervelo then decided to actually fit it properly, left shifter to low, brake cables frayed and front mech rubbing as it turns out not aligned and too high.

    I tried and failed again to true the wheels, did my usual and made it worse
    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
    Well i never, seems the crown race fitted by my lbs back in 2008 was the wrong size, i managed to find a perfect fit and smashed it on for the first​ time in 9 years i have a smooth well fitting headset
    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.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Took the inner pocket from my Ortlieb Roller Classic pannier and fitted it into my Roller City. Now have a new bag that doesn't have any holes in it.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Re-positioned a tubeless tyre so the logo lined up with the valve.
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Re-positioned a tubeless tyre so the logo lined up with the valve.
    Did you manage to keep the sealant where it belongs?
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    Squeezed the tyres on my bike to check they had enough air in them, all good.
    Fettled the barbecue instead. I got it free about five years back as it was being thrown out due to it leaking gas and having caught fire. Tightening a couple of fixings was all the repair it needed and has worked fine since. Just had to replace the knob for the middle burner that had melted. Recently it's been getting a bit difficult. Took the valve apart, cleaned up the innards and put it all back together. Works beautifully once more. Barbecued steaks for dinner.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Stripped Bike 1 and rebuilt it; cleaned the filthy minx that is Bike 2.

    Grimy fingernails until Thursday.

    Smart money is now on the FUCKING annoying click click from Bike 1 having been a loose cassette lockring. Far too hot to ride today so the suspense will last to tomorrow.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Cant picture you doing bike repairs, what springs to mind is a 90 year old man trying to send an email
    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.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    itboffin wrote:
    Cant picture you doing bike repairs, what springs to mind is a 90 year old man trying to send an email

    Says the man who managed to send an email to himself by accident!
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I Keep those​ for legal purposes, you wouldn't understand
    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.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Overhaul of blue ribble trainer. Nearly new Tiagra 4700 gearset, 4600 chainset (with stronglight 52-36 rings) and brakeset, lighter seatpost, saddle, stem, replaced the anatomic bars I don't get on with for some 42cm shallow drops.

    Felt rather good on the ride in this morning, it must be said.

    Best thing is it was pretty much all hand me down parts, I think the only thing bought specifically for the project was a braze on front derailleur as the one I had was band-on.

    Also transferred the old 105 brakes onto my TCR - so the group on that matches up all nice....
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,499
    Tashman wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Public service announcement: On a bike, everything unscrews towards the back of the bike, except the bottom-bracket which is towards the front.

    Might be useful.
    Thanks, i'm definitely turning the right way, just inadequate equipment/strength/experience :(
    LBS had loosened in about 2 seconds. Having the right tools makes a difference! Now the proud owner of park tools pedal spanner! (oh and some grease to minimise the chance of this being quite so stuck in the first place)
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    The stem on one of my bikes cracked, so I had to get a new one, on spec. Fortunately there was a Cycle Republic about a minute from where I realised what had just happened. They offered to do the swap, and torque the bolts up with a torque wrench, but I couldn't hang around for the hour before they could do it, so a roadside stem swap was in order. I checked the torque when I got home, I wasn't far out, just using a multi tool and the Allen keys I had with me. I should have asked to borrow the shop's wrench, but I didn't think about it at the time. So I've got a Deda Elementi Zero stem now, and it looks like a nice bit of kit.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    tried to rivet the hinge back onto the man cave door, those things seemed to be made of cheese all four just broke in half leaving me holding the now wedged and hanging by one side garage door.

    balls!
    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.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,336
    long overdue, finally managed to fit compressionless outer to my disc SS (front only). Is it just me who hates changing cables?

    Also washed wife's Brompton for points
    left the forum March 2023
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Bloody seatpost on the Foil slipped in the middle of my ride today after a pothole bump. Quad-burning ride back so re-tightened - always a bit of guesstimate when you're trying to crank it up without the torque key and without carbon paste (all of which are elsewhere).
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    Changed derailleur hanger, hoods, and tape on the CAAD after a nasty crash a few weeks back. Running sound as a pound now. Not so sure about the pilot yet, but will see when I go racing again.

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