Whats wrong with your bike?

El Diego

Front mech was rubbing against the chain. Fortunately a nice mechanic working at a cafe stop on the Manc - Blackpool route repaired it and now everything is Kool & The Gang.

lastant

Noticed when replacing my chain that despite having a ten-speed cassette my indexing only covers the first nine gears. Sigh...

Had a bit of a fiddle with the barrel adjusters but couldn't get it to work. Anybody got a good guide on how to re-index (is that the right thing?!) a Bianchi road bike with full Shimano 105 set-up?

Pretty sure it's something to do with L-screws, H-screws and other bits...but an idiot's guide would be pretty handy. Thanks!

londonbairn

ROI Di2 - nothing, it's great

Wilier (commuter) - being repaired by the Bike Whisperer after a driver hit me, all paid for by the driver's insurance

Bianchi filling in as commuter at the moment) - when the Wilier is back, Dura Ace 7800 to be fitted.

I clean my bikes every weekend and check everything through, so nothing wrong so far touch wood

greg66_tri_v2.0

lastant wrote:

Noticed when replacing my chain that despite having a ten-speed cassette my indexing only covers the first nine gears. Sigh...

Had a bit of a fiddle with the barrel adjusters but couldn't get it to work. Anybody got a good guide on how to re-index (is that the right thing?!) a Bianchi road bike with full Shimano 105 set-up?

Pretty sure it's something to do with L-screws, H-screws and other bits...but an idiot's guide would be pretty handy. Thanks!

Best bet is to download the installation instructions for a 105 rear mech from Shimano's website.

desweller

lastant wrote:

Noticed when replacing my chain that despite having a ten-speed cassette my indexing only covers the first nine gears. Sigh...

Had a bit of a fiddle with the barrel adjusters but couldn't get it to work. Anybody got a good guide on how to re-index (is that the right thing?!) a Bianchi road bike with full Shimano 105 set-up?

Pretty sure it's something to do with L-screws, H-screws and other bits...but an idiot's guide would be pretty handy. Thanks!

Check out Park Tools' guide.

davis

Rolf F wrote:

Cage spring bust on the derailleur of the Dawes. Still changes gear but a bit Skippy Longstocking.

Oh, I had that after a slight bike/bike/car interfacing. Discombobulated the thing and I managed to put the spring back. Wasn't too difficult, as it happens. This was on a Shimano 105, possibly a 5600.

davis

Sirrus:

Headset bearing seats failing. Damn integrated jobbies.
Bottom bracket starting to grind a bit.
Trashed alloy crank cap (thingy for preloading BB bearings).
Pedals nearly destroyed.
Laquer bubbling most annoyingly


Roubaix:

Headset bearings a bit mucky.
Pedals/crank/BB tick annoyingly under load

EKE_38BPM

I have nothing bad to say about the guys at Shorters. Always been OK with me.

Where is Cyclestore?

I've now sorted the front derailleur cable and put the water bottle cage on. Now for the ride home to check I've done as good a job as a 5 minute test ride says I've done.

Now only headset, bottom bracket, pedals and wheel to sort out.

moonio

Pedals are creaking, brake pads seem a bit worn, brake cables stretched, I want new fast wheels...erm...otherwise Harry is wonderful as always...

spasypaddy

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I have nothing bad to say about the guys at Shorters. Always been OK with me.

Where is Cyclestore?

I've now sorted the front derailleur cable and put the water bottle cage on. Now for the ride home to check I've done as good a job as a 5 minute test ride says I've done.

Now only headset, bottom bracket, pedals and wheel to sort out.

about half a mile down the road. opposite co-op by friends fish and chip shop. top of colney hatch lane.

popped in on the way home as ive got some play in some second hand fulcrums i bought there and jay said just to pop in tomorrow and he'll sort them out for me. they are a proper old fashioned bike shop

Norky

ex-pat scot wrote:

Spare child's bike

Now that's preparedness, you not only have a spare child, you a bike for it too.

itsbruce

Now that I've replaced the saddle with a Charge Spoon and flipped the stem, the only remaining issue is a slightly noisy ride. Need to inspect the chainline.

ex-pat scot

Norky wrote:

ex-pat scot wrote:

Spare child's bike

Now that's preparedness, you not only have a spare child, you a bike for it too.

I have a large number of children and a large-ish number of children's bikes.

I quite often forget how many *.



I tend to scour eBay for local bikes from time to time, and pick up suitable-looking bikes cheaply when I can.


* 4 usually, but I have been known to acquire several more at times, and occasionally lose a few**




**children

spasypaddy

my rear wheel goes left to right rather than round and round my mates sorting it today hopefully

biondino

Fixie: new chain desperately needed and possibly a new sprocket too.

Roadie: Rear wheel needs a spoke replacing and the wheel trued after it broke halfway through Sunday's sportive. Once that's been done, it'd be nice to find out which part of the rear wheel/cassette makes that semi-regular clicky noise.

wgwarburton

Hi,
Tourer- could use new brake blocks and one rear mech limit adjuster needs some Loctite. Toe-straps worn

Commuter/WH- bar tape, rear 'guard, chainline could do with sorting. Could use a bell. Saddle is trashed, too...

Summerbike- Needs a back wheel, drivetrain and a decision on whether to rebuild it fixed or geared. Ought to have an S3X, to achieve both, but they are too spendy for me...

Cheers,
W.

hardcorerider

I have a rear rotor which is currently making an annoying swooshing noise with every wheel rotation. Must get that sorted out soon.

EKE_38BPM

Engine severely down on power. May need to look at fuelling.

@WGWarburton - Toestraps? Bell? I'm confused.

secretsam

Had to replace the rear v-brake on the Sirrus as the damn spring broke, no way was I waiting 2 weeks to see if they might get a new spring in at the LBS - so I just bought a new unit and fitted it at work!!!! :shock:

dondare

Bike's mostly OK but tends to slow down markedly on hills and when going into the wind.

rjsterry

dondare wrote:

Bike's mostly OK but tends to slow down markedly on hills and when going into the wind.

Have you tried riding it in the opposite direction?

jonginge

The rider is broken. It's always the rider. This week especially so.

jonginge

Scott: nowt
P-x: creaky headset
Peugoet: knackered threaded headset, creaky bars, very dirty
Pearson: chain could be quieter
Klein: front brake needs new fluid

thel33ter

Kona - Rear mech is slightly bent so it doesn't like the second cog on the back, tyres a bit worn, disc rotors not true, wheels not true.

Trek - The front wheel, fork and brake is not attached to the steerer tube and rest of the bike because of a car that hit me, front wheel a bit wobbly.

Specialized - Headset a bit dead, RH shifter missed a click but the 1991 retro ride is working best at the moment.

spasypaddy

wheel no longer goes left to right

davis

thel33ter wrote:

Trek - The front wheel, fork and brake is not attached to the steerer tube and rest of the bike because of a car that hit me, front wheel a bit wobbly.

You know, I probably wouldn't ride that one just now. You'd need some gnarly wheelie skillz dude.

thel33ter wrote:

92% of teenagers have turned to rap. If your one of the 8% that still listens to real music put this in your sig

Yes, I'm being pedantic, but you should write "you're" here. It's a contraction of "you are".
Ah, that feels better.

thel33ter

Happy? :twisted:

Anyway Trek may be getting replaced thanks to the gifts of insurance, then I'll have two roadies

davis

Much better, though where you've written "rap" I think you mean "Early Gregorian Chant", but we can let that slide :twisted:

Valy

vorsprung wrote:

None of my 3 bikes have any kind of problems at this current moment

The audax bike did have a mudguard problem ( see "The Bikes Weakest Part" blog) but I have replaced the bolt that fell off. Must get some new mudguards before big event at the end of July

The summer commute Orbea racing bike seems pretty much ok. I did a bit of maintenance on this bike back in spring but it has been trouble free since then.

The proper commuter bike with mudguards and Alfine had a puncture last week! First in 12,500km. This bike was new this year so I wouldn't expect too many problems

What tires?
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And OMG - I was just gonna make a thread about my bike and then saw this!

I'm wondering - is my bike okay? The distance between the chainstays and the cranks is different on the two sides and the seatpost seems to be bent to the right relative to the rear wheel (looking head on from the handlebars) and I feel like one side of my body is tighter than the other as well as not sitting in the middle of the saddle, which makes me think of the bent seatpost and the different distance between the cranks and the chainstays.



The BB creacks, though it is only a few weeks old.

Do you reckon you can bend the frame if you fall on the side and bend the crank? Like I did.

Guys, srsly.

thel33ter

Valy wrote:

Do you reckon you can bend the frame if you fall on the side and bend the crank? Like I did.

Guys, srsly.

Umm, I suppose that you could make the BB shell a tiny bit skew but it shouldn't happen unless you fell really hard.