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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Serviced rear hub. Made it worse. Took it to bike shop...
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Chain off and degreased, new freewheel and chainwheel cleaned apart from the few teeth behind the crank arm on Trixie. Refit and lube after the kettle boils.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    spasypaddy wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Cervelo down to 12.1lbs 8)

    Holy. Moly.

    If you want to ride it you need wheels you know. ;)
    whats the build list now?

    Same as before but minus crankset, chain and pedals - super lightweight now :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.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    The rocking I could feel when the front brake was applied wasn't movement caused by having discs, it was the headset needing a fettle, 5 mins with the allen keys at the roadside and all sorted. I even managed to keep the stem pointing the same way as the front wheel.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    redvee wrote:
    The rocking I could feel when the front brake was applied wasn't movement caused by having discs, it was the headset needing a fettle, 5 mins with the allen keys at the roadside and all sorted. I even managed to keep the stem pointing the same way as the front wheel.

    :lol:
    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
    Had to reset and index the front mech after fitting this beauty

    IMG_20130803_153201.jpg

    the R5 has gone from
    8636928963_5fa233bc15_h.jpg

    to
    IMG_20130803_160444.jpg
    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
    itboffin wrote:
    redvee wrote:
    The rocking I could feel when the front brake was applied wasn't movement caused by having discs, it was the headset needing a fettle, 5 mins with the allen keys at the roadside and all sorted. I even managed to keep the stem pointing the same way as the front wheel.

    :lol:
    Redvee, you are definitely pro-grade.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    A friend has just bought a pair of wheels of Amazon with Claris hubs for £70 delivered so it was down to me to do the dirty work and replace the knackered wheels on his bike. He wanted the dork disc on his new wheels but with the stop screws tweeked there is no need for it.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    Charge Plug stripped of components ready for a good clean & some shiney bits :) bout time!

    Realised i've lost the bottom bung from my Airace Fit Tele R pump & the new headset cups appear too long for the frame's slight taper, could be just visual trickery but the original cups inserted depth was a lot shorter hoping there isn't a slight taper as the outer of the headset looks chamfered to allow the cups :?
    1# Retro Road Revamp & 2# Charge Plug fixed & 3# XC Scott Scale50
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    itboffin wrote:
    Had to reset and index the front mech after fitting this beauty

    IMG_20130803_153201.jpg

    the R5 has gone from
    8636928963_5fa233bc15_h.jpg

    to
    IMG_20130803_160444.jpg

    Good move. With the Campag chainset on there was a danger of folk thinking you aren't a dentist :lol:

    As a matter of interest, is there any point to the change to Rotor aside from giving the bike more of a gangsta bling look?
    Faster than a tent.......
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Took some sand paper to the contact points on my Micro-Drive rear light.

    Its working/charging again now
    "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
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Yes the rotor is a compact so I can eventually take this bike to the mountains.

    Also the praxis is reportedly meant to shift better than rotor rings so much like campag I suspect.

    CRC informed me via email that my warranty replacement look keo blade pedals have been despatched, so who knows this might be the weekend I actually ride it in this setup.
    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
    itboffin wrote:
    Yes the rotor is a compact so I can eventually take this bike to the mountains.

    Also the praxis is reportedly meant to shift better than rotor rings so much like campag I suspect.

    CRC informed me via email that my warranty replacement look keo blade pedals have been despatched, so who knows this might be the weekend I actually ride it in this setup.

    So that you can enjoy the slap of your brake cable against your top tube?

    The only donuts on that bike shall be carried in the rider.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    Yet another hour trying to clean the bb threads of the ss frame..
    Think i'll have to get it to the lbs :roll: decided it does need the thread chasing!
    I'd do the DIY route but the price of these tools is silly for the number of times i'll use one :|
    1# Retro Road Revamp & 2# Charge Plug fixed & 3# XC Scott Scale50
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Fitted new fork to the Soloist and finally got it cabled up. Not happy with the rear brake routing so I'm going to re-do that tomorrow. Will hopefully get it indexed tomorrow as well. Not sure about that though, I remember indexing Shimano as being part voodoo and part blind luck.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    bushu wrote:
    Yet another hour trying to clean the bb threads of the ss frame..
    Think i'll have to get it to the lbs :roll: decided it does need the thread chasing!
    I'd do the DIY route but the price of these tools is silly for the number of times i'll use one :|

    If you've got a Dremel and an old pair of BB cups then you can make an el-cheapo one-time thread chaser by whacking a deep groove across the threads.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Yes the rotor is a compact so I can eventually take this bike to the mountains.

    Also the praxis is reportedly meant to shift better than rotor rings so much like campag I suspect.

    CRC informed me via email that my warranty replacement look keo blade pedals have been despatched, so who knows this might be the weekend I actually ride it in this setup.

    So that you can enjoy the slap of your brake cable against your top tube?

    The only donuts on that bike shall be carried in the rider.

    They'll be no donuts on my Cervelo good god man think of the extra weight :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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    After last nights tyre wall failure I swapped my summer-autumn commuting wheelset for my autumn-winter set

    and would you know it the winter set are actually 9g per wheel lighter :roll:

    So much for paper thin tyres, lightweight tubes and skewers made of dust.
    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.
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Cut a carbon fork steerer for the first time. Sweating for numerous reasons.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Dribbled some lube onto the cleat plates of my pedals and fitted shiny new cleats to the shoes.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Re-cabled gears and brakes on my big tourer. After all the practice at RideLondon I'm now much faster at it!
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  • Santa cruzing
    Santa cruzing Posts: 157
    A wheels out clean, headset stripped and regrease. New chain and a general tweak of everything. Moved the saddle forward about 5mm. Ate some biscuits.
    AKA Captain Blackbeard
    Going Top to Bottom - E2E for Everyman and Headway - Spet 2013
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Put new batteries in the Fybreflares on the forks and in remounting them put the rubber strap round one of the spokes and only realised when I wheeled the bike forward as I left for work, luckily I had a spare strap.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Re-cabled the Equilibrium, nice new bar tape the lot. Also sent time working out why the CR1 still doesn't feel as good. Took photos of both bikes from the same position, and used some angle and distance measuring software on the mac to find that the saddle was a shade too high, and a touch too far back.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Final tweaks and adjustments to the Scott Foil HMX - all seems to be very good. It's a beautiful day up here so I'll probably use it for the commute today (it's not a BH up here, though, listening to the BBC, you'd never know that)
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Bar taped the Soloist.

    I also fiddled with the gears but indexing Shimano is the work of satan. I knew there was a reason I moved to SRAM.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Was going to change the brake pads on the front disc of the focus, BR505 calipers are made of cheese and the fitting for the pads just sheered off in my hand (this also happened to the rear).

    BB7 ordered as a replacement.
    "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
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Asprilla wrote:
    I also fiddled with the gears but indexing Shimano is the work of satan.

    I find that odd. I find it very easy - are you sure you're not trying to adjust out a problem (like a worn cassette or sticking cable)?

    One of the joys of Di2 (apart from not needing adjusting once it's set) is that you can index on the fly using the shifters.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    meanredspider wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    I also fiddled with the gears but indexing Shimano is the work of satan.

    I find that odd. I find it very easy - are you sure you're not trying to adjust out a problem (like a worn cassette or sticking cable)?

    One of the joys of Di2 (apart from not needing adjusting once it's set) is that you can index on the fly using the shifters.

    Everything is brand new. Need to double check the hanger ain't bent, but I don't think it is.

    The process is exactly the same as it is for SRAM but I tend to find Shimano is much less 'linear' in it's response to adjustments; nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, miles too far, nothing, nothing.......
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Asprilla wrote:

    Everything is brand new. Need to double check the hanger ain't bent, but I don't think it is.

    The process is exactly the same as it is for SRAM but I tend to find Shimano is much less 'linear' in it's response to adjustments; nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, miles too far, nothing, nothing.......

    It must be "linear" else the shifters wouldn't work. And, certainly, the adjuster screw thread is linear. Does suggest to me that something isn't right in the system - sounds like something is sticky somewhere. Worth investigating before driving yourself insane :wink:
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH

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