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  • Tigger con carne
    Tigger con carne Posts: 181
    Fitted a new front wheel to my old Rockhopper, including installing rim tape (the old one was nicked years ago so I've been using one from my project bike which is nearly finished). Got the tyre on all right as well. Then I set up the front V brake quite well and tweaked the rear one. I think this qualifies me as an engineer. :lol:

    More importantly, bought a new toolbox and transferred all my "general" tools to it, using my old one for bike tools and bits only 8)
  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    Following last night's asshat-assisted punctures, refitted my Marathon Plussesess for the winter. As I had the wheels off anyway, threw on a set of SKS Bluemels I bought a while back but had managed to hide behind a solid wall of procrastination.

    Two very irritating, fiddly jobs, in all truth. Took longer than fitting an entire groupset. Still need to trim the stays on the guards a little (a lot), but they're functional and don't rattle.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,073
    Needed to tighten a nut :roll: now then which one is it ...

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  • noisemonkey
    noisemonkey Posts: 159
    Fitting new wheels tonight which was easier than expected apart from getting the specialized armadillo tyre back on the rear one.. Photos soon come.
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Fitted some marathon plusses to my Day 01 last night. Managed to get the tread direction wrong on the rear wheel and only noticed it after I'd put it all back on the bike. Given that it was my first experience with hub gears and disc brakes it was a bit of a faff, but having to take the wheel off, disconnect the gears and put everything back again twice made for good practice!
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    notsoblue wrote:
    Fitted some marathon plusses to my Day 01 last night. Managed to get the tread direction wrong on the rear wheel and only noticed it after I'd put it all back on the bike. Given that it was my first experience with hub gears and disc brakes it was a bit of a faff, but having to take the wheel off, disconnect the gears and put everything back again twice made for good practice!

    If the tread direction makes a difference on a bicycle I'd be amazed.
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  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    I've just noticed I've got the front Marathon on backwards whilst trimming the stays on the mudguards. Honestly, I can't be bothered changing it for now.

    Those SKS stays are pretty damned solid, too. 3 Hacksaw blades off to join the choir invisible.
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    I've just noticed I've got the front Marathon on backwards whilst trimming the stays on the mudguards. Honestly, I can't be bothered changing it for now.

    Can you not just flip the wheel (assuming it's not disc-braked)?
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    DesWeller wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Fitted some marathon plusses to my Day 01 last night. Managed to get the tread direction wrong on the rear wheel and only noticed it after I'd put it all back on the bike. Given that it was my first experience with hub gears and disc brakes it was a bit of a faff, but having to take the wheel off, disconnect the gears and put everything back again twice made for good practice!

    If the tread direction makes a difference on a bicycle I'd be amazed.

    It wasn't just that though, the branding on the tyre didn't match up with the print on the wheel rim.
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  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    davis wrote:
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    I've just noticed I've got the front Marathon on backwards whilst trimming the stays on the mudguards. Honestly, I can't be bothered changing it for now.

    Can you not just flip the wheel (assuming it's not disc-braked)?

    It is. So I can't. Or I would.
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    Raised the seat ~7.5mm
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    davis wrote:
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    I've just noticed I've got the front Marathon on backwards whilst trimming the stays on the mudguards. Honestly, I can't be bothered changing it for now.

    Can you not just flip the wheel (assuming it's not disc-braked)?

    It is. So I can't. Or I would.
    My son's been riding to school with a tyre on the wrong way round for months, I haven't the heart to tell him I did it rong. I'll fix it next time he has a puncture...
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • noisemonkey
    noisemonkey Posts: 159
    new wheels fitted :D

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  • centimani
    centimani Posts: 467
    Ribble sportive, very very wet commute last night with no mudguards (and it didn't melt the carbon :lol: ) so took the opportunity while at work this morning to see how or where water gets in.
    So, forks out, headset bearings , no sign of water ingress, applied a little extra grease while I was in there.
    Cleaned both wheels thoroughly.
    Jockey wheels out, cleaned and lubed. They were filthy. Also a general clean of the transmission.
    Calipers off, thorough clean and wipe, blocks checked for debris, applied anti seize, back on the bike.
    Re-sited my 4x16850 lithium battery pack on the stem, beside my home brew 2xcree lamp.
    Re-cabled my computer, tidied up the whole setup.
    Chain thoroughly wiped, then lubed.
    Frame given a good wipe over and clean.

    I had intended to have the cassette off and grease the fulcrum free hub, but realised I hadn't got my chain whip at work...so where the hell is it, I ask myself !!!!!
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    True'd a rear wheel - although still not happy with it so it will be going into the LBS to be finished off.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • daxplusplus
    daxplusplus Posts: 631
    Cleaned bike; frame, wheels, chain and cogs. God the chain had gotten dirty since I fitted it two weeks ago.

    Adjusted clip on areo bars - pushing them slighlty forward and moved rest pads back. Not convinced it's a perfect fit but better than before and as it's borrowed I can't really complain.
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  • cookdn
    cookdn Posts: 410
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    Following last night's asshat-assisted punctures, refitted my Marathon Plussesess for the winter. As I had the wheels off anyway, threw on a set of SKS Bluemels I bought a while back but had managed to hide behind a solid wall of procrastination.

    Two very irritating, fiddly jobs, in all truth. Took longer than fitting an entire groupset. Still need to trim the stays on the guards a little (a lot), but they're functional and don't rattle.

    +1, I also found fitting mud guards a fiddly job. I bought a cheap pair bolt croppers from Amazon to trim the stays as I couldn't face trimming them with a hacksaw after spending an age dry-fitting the guards to get the stay lengths with the added complication of bending the stays round the front brake calliper on my Team CX. However can't fault the SKS Bluemels, totally solid and don't rattle/vibrate on the bike (thanks Bails for the recommendation).
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  • davet2
    davet2 Posts: 44
    New brake cables and outers in the day 01, and some nice white padded handlebar tape whilst i was at it
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    After two years I finally removed the bb from the station hack and fitted a GXP one so I could get on with turning it into a CX frankenbike........

    Except the SRAM cranks I have are the only non-gxp ones in their whole range. How the fudge did I manage that?

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,073
    Cleaned the wet commuter then dusted off the dry commuter just in case next weeks forecasts come true, pumped up the tyres to 120 psi, rolled out on to the drive and pssssst!

    Off the bike and nothing, no puncture no loss of pressure ?!?!?

    Eh?
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    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,488
    Did you shart?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,073
    I think the ZX tyres seal small holes for a bit when pumped right up, I had this before on a ride psssst after removing a flint then nothing rode another 10 miles still nothing, of course I changed the tube anyway.

    ZX roll and grip well but cut up like jelly I guess that's not a problem racing.
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    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.
  • davet2
    davet2 Posts: 44
    pumped up my tyres this morning for a jaunt to dartmoor only for the rear to go bang and find the sidewall of the shoddy tyre that came with my genesis day 01 had given up the ghost
  • bracketed
    bracketed Posts: 55

    Finally got sick of wet @rse and feet, so fitted tarty white SKS mudguards (with much swearing, as is traditional).
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  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    edited October 2012
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  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    cookdn wrote:
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    Following last night's asshat-assisted punctures, refitted my Marathon Plussesess for the winter. As I had the wheels off anyway, threw on a set of SKS Bluemels I bought a while back but had managed to hide behind a solid wall of procrastination.

    Two very irritating, fiddly jobs, in all truth. Took longer than fitting an entire groupset. Still need to trim the stays on the guards a little (a lot), but they're functional and don't rattle.

    +1, I also found fitting mud guards a fiddly job. I bought a cheap pair bolt croppers from Amazon to trim the stays as I couldn't face trimming them with a hacksaw after spending an age dry-fitting the guards to get the stay lengths with the added complication of bending the stays round the front brake calliper on my Team CX. However can't fault the SKS Bluemels, totally solid and don't rattle/vibrate on the bike (thanks Bails for the recommendation).

    Mine vibrate slightly, after trimming the stays. I need to acquire a drill as the mount on the seatstay bridge on my 'dale is horizontal rather than vertical. I have lashed it with a few o-rings for a temporary fix. Of course, it now hits Catch 22. I won't cycle the twenty odd miles to my brothers to get a drill to fix the vibration because the vibration would get too irritating.
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Fitted a SPD - SL, yellow cleat to my left shoe only.
    "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
  • noisemonkey
    noisemonkey Posts: 159
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    added new wheels :D
  • FoldingJoe
    FoldingJoe Posts: 1,327
    Just stuck some GP 4 season 25's on the bike for the Exmoor Beast on Sunday.

    Took the bike out for a test ride this evening up Milook and back and the tyres are a revelation.

    Was running Ultremo ZX HD 23's and these feel much better for a guy of my size.
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  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    So . . .

    New SKS mud guards, intent was to swap the crud race guards on the Fixed onto the CAAD9 and fit the SKS to the fixed.

    Snapped the fecking lug bolt off in situ, feck feck feck

    Trying to drill it out - I'm wasting my time

    Feck feck feck
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?

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