Costs I was not expecting

ince

OK my Gt is just over a year old now and done 3k miles. Been as great bike with little or no problems. However I now find after a year of the daily ride and the odd weekend trips out things need replacing I wasn't expecting.

Other than the usual consumables, tubes, tyres, brake blocks and chain I now need a new saddle, new front wheel (rim worn out), rear brake calliper (winter has not been kind).

Good job it's my birthday at the end of the month :twisted:

btw is there any reason I can't use a front calliper on the back. My fix has no rear brake atm and I plan to upgrade both the front and rear on the GT leaving a space front.

cjcp

ince wrote:

btw is there any reason I can't use a front calliper on the back. My fix has no rear brake atm and I plan to upgrade both the front and rear on the GT leaving a space front.

The bolt lengths might be different. On mine, the bolt on the front is longer because the forks are thicker.

Gussio

A new saddle? You need to do more sprinting to avoid wearing out the leather on the replacement

cee

how didi you wear out the saddle?

crash?

Paddy O Dawes

Blimey, what have you been doing to the poor wee beastie? I've never needed to replace a saddle - or a wheel for that matter. And my mileage is much like yours.

Others will sneer, but if I were you I'd look on ebay for the stuff you need. Saddles in particular are the kinds of things people with loadsamoney spend a lot of money on and then decide are 'not quite right', before spending loads on another. Bargains abound....

zanes

What's up with the caliper? Something a strip down and clean wouldn't solve?

Edit: GT? That mean it's a disc brake? If so, never used one and know nothing about them And get a real bike

ince

The saddle was a surprise to me too. Worn at the front on both sides to the point I now have the padding showing. Not from an off either, just day to day use.

As for the front wheel, I think the oe blocks that came fitted were perhaps a little too hard. I got almost 2.5k out of them, fitted a better quality set and after 500 miles are well worn. Better to wear a block out then the rim is my take on this now.

Ah yep thanks cjcp , didn't think about bolt length. I can sort that. So long as there is no structural issues or problems with directions of force the caliper is designed to take and so where it is to be fitted.

Wheelspinner

ince wrote:

So long as there is no structural issues or problems with directions of force the caliper is designed to take and so where it is to be fitted.

I recently installed a set of Dura Ace brakes - BR7800 models, and for once actually read the manual. I was surprised to note that they recommended if you use the rear caliper on the front or vice versa, you should change the blocks and cartridge holders as they are supposedly specific for front and rear. Not sure if that applies to all brake calipers? Worth checking when you get some new ones anyway...

The bolt lengths are different, but as you say, easy fix.

Aidy

Wheelspinner wrote:

I recently installed a set of Dura Ace brakes - BR7800 models, and for once actually read the manual. I was surprised to note that they recommended if you use the rear caliper on the front or vice versa, you should change the blocks and cartridge holders as they are supposedly specific for front and rear. Not sure if that applies to all brake calipers? Worth checking when you get some new ones anyway...

Brake blocks are directional, but you should be able to swap the brake blocks/holders from left to right (and right to left) on a single brake.