mis-diagnosis and pointless spending

Kiblams
Kiblams Posts: 2,423
edited July 2010 in The Crudcatcher
So I recently bent my mech hanger and after replacing this the shifting was all over the place no matter what I tried to do. Bought a new Deore mech from Decathlon (£24.99 bargain!) installed it and still had the same shifting issues... DOH! :x

Changed the gear cable and the outer that goes into the mech and the shifting is as sharp as a very sharp thing. Safe to say I will be changing my cables more often than every 8 months in the future :lol:

Anyone else hate spending monies on a replacement part when the issue was else where?
HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    Nope, I don't make that kind of beginner's error. ;)
  • fletch8928
    fletch8928 Posts: 756
    Had a similar problem. New hanger and chain.
    After a good few hundred miles the gears went bonkers mad. New Cassette tried (spare unused wheel), New mech, well less than a weeks riding and new outer and inners. The only thing I paid for were the cables. Result = no better. Fixed itself on a ride recently.

    I always look for the cheapest bit to replace/chase problems with 1st. Never get that tightness out of a Yorkshire lad.

    Hope you swapped the parts back so you ahve good spares.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    My sister went to halfords to buy some new V-brake pads once.
    She came home with a lovely new GT :lol:
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,083
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    My sister went to halfords to buy some new V-brake pads once.
    She came home with a lovely new GT :lol:

    I like the sound of your sister :)
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    My sister went to halfords to buy some new V-brake pads once.
    She came home with a lovely new GT :lol:

    Dont you just love impulse buying. My mate went into PC world for a new £10 cordless mouse last week and came out with £700 worth of iPad :roll:
    Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,593
    stubs wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    My sister went to halfords to buy some new V-brake pads once.
    She came home with a lovely new GT :lol:

    Dont you just love impulse buying. My mate went into PC world for a new £10 cordless mouse last week and came out with £700 worth of iPad :roll:

    Give comfort hugs, he will feel better when he E-bays it :p
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Thewaylander wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Dont you just love impulse buying. My mate went into PC world for a new £10 cordless mouse last week and came out with £700 worth of iPad :roll:

    Give comfort hugs, he will feel better when he E-bays it :p

    Or when the battery dies and he realises you have to send it back because it is non-replaceable :lol:
    Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    I used to have a Metro Turbo that failed 24/7. The amount of money I spent trying to 'fix' it was incredible :(
  • RupertCommunicator
    RupertCommunicator Posts: 734
    I did a similar thing a few years ago replacing an XT shifter like for like when it was the cable! Doh! At least I still have a good spare rear shifter!
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    I bought tonnes of tools to fix the rear suspension on my BSO, only to find I'd overtightened the grub screw at the top of the shock.
  • P-Jay
    P-Jay Posts: 1,478
    Kiblams wrote:
    monies

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    Is there a pigeon in my bank account.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    stubs wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    My sister went to halfords to buy some new V-brake pads once.
    She came home with a lovely new GT :lol:

    Dont you just love impulse buying. My mate went into PC world for a new £10 cordless mouse last week and came out with £700 worth of iPad :roll:
    :lol:
    Ah, ipads. If it wasn't for the phenomenon of "impulse buying", they wouldn't sell any of them, I mean, has anyone who's bought one REALLY sat down and thought about buying it?
  • RupertCommunicator
    RupertCommunicator Posts: 734
    Why would you want a laptop that hasn't got a keyboard or mouse?

    I have a MacBook and it is ace, but I'm really struggling to see the point of the iPad.
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    RupertCommunicator wrote:
    Why would you want a laptop that hasn't got a keyboard or mouse?

    I have a MacBook and it is ace, but I'm really struggling to see the point of the iPad.

    General surfing and messing around. I usually read my email, sickipedia, and half a dozen other sites on my iPhone when I can't be bothered to turn my pc on. iPad would be much nicer to use.

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