Chain stretch?

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  • Will Nunez
    Will Nunez Posts: 203
    sorry i posted that without reading to bottom :-)
    You are way ahead!
    Current Stock:
    Carrera Vanquish '08
    Orbea Onix T105 '11
    Carrera Fury '07
  • samg123
    samg123 Posts: 275
    That was still useful, thanks!
    My brother has 'Zinn and the art of road bike maintainance', which is pretty comprehensive I think...

    I think quite a lot of the tasks are going to be complicated by the level of corrosion on the bike- even getting the front calliper off the fork was a bit of struggle. The other issue is my confidence levels! For example, I'm not sure how much I trust myself to remove all the corrosion or to judge if it's reached the bond with the carbon...
  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    Take your time and get on with it, you will learn so much from this project it will keep you in good stead for the future. There are plenty of online guides, books and forum support to get the majority of this work done. Get the parts and your brother involved if necessary.
  • samg123
    samg123 Posts: 275
    Right- I've gone to work on the fork: does this look like I've got to it enough? I cant see any corrosion now...

    Do these look okay for respraying it? How many coats of each?

    http://www.mccormicktools.co.uk/product ... &sn=XUK433
    http://www.mccormicktools.co.uk/product ... sn/XUK0272

    Sorry about the constant need for reasurrance but I want to do this right!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Lookin good! (No sign of any carbon fibre though, so I'm thinking it's an all alloy fork)

    I'd say 1 decent coat of primer followed by 2 coats of gloss and see what it looks like. You might want to give the whole thing a finishing spray of clearcoat if you're really fussy.
  • samg123
    samg123 Posts: 275
    Right, the fork's sorted now (Looks a bit odd with a white crown but it was the cheapest paint...)

    On to the bottom bracket, which is currently massively oversized, and ensures that the chain NEVER runs straight...

    The Bikepedia spec says the correct dimensions are:
    Bottom Bracket: Sport cartridge, 110mm spindle
    BB Shell Width: 68mm

    Will any BB with these dimensions fit?

    Thanks again for the help!

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