Coming back to biking, need advice.

The Rookie

Closely fllowed by the 'rookie ring' behind the rear sprockets!

Looks nice, if you want a cover for the LH shifter that appears missing I may well have a spare - PM me.

Crank(s) should be easy to find, most people have some spares lying around (choice of three here!), try putting sme wtds in the calssifieds, most what you need is available quite cheap now.

jimothy78

The Beginner wrote:

Closely fllowed by the 'rookie ring' behind the rear sprockets!

Do you mean one of those cages that protects the deraileur? If so, that ain't one, it's a loop of cable.

Looks nice, if you want a cover for the LH shifter that appears missing I may well have a spare - PM me.

Thanks but no, the cover wasn't missing, I took that photo as a record of how things stood when I took the thing apart, and how much general filth there was in it.

Crank(s) should be easy to find, most people have some spares lying around (choice of three here!), try putting sme wtds in the calssifieds, most what you need is available quite cheap now.

Yep, already picked up 2 sets from a local on gumtree, and last night ordered a new cassette for a few quid, too.

Thanks for the input, will post further updates as things progress...

The Rookie

The 'rookie ring' is the plastic disc between the sprockets and spokes....looks like you have one still in the photo!

OK fair plays, its one of the things I wouldn't throw away as I know someone someday will need it, mind I have far too much stuff like that so have a desire to give some away whenever I can!

jimothy78

The Beginner wrote:

The 'rookie ring' is the plastic disc between the sprockets and spokes....looks like you have one still in the photo!

Ah - thanks for the explanation. Actually I noticed the other day that the offending article is perished, so it would have probably come off when I change the cassette anyway. What's the theory behind it in the first place?

stubs

Its supposed to protect the spokes if the chain overshifts into the wheel. They have 3 problems No1 they dont work as intended, No2 they collect crud and are almost imposible to clean, No3 if the chain gets jammed up against the ring there is a good chance you have to break the chain to untangle it. Oh and they look stupid and mark you as a newbie

jimothy78

stubs wrote:

Oh and they look stupid and mark you as a newbie

...and of course, that's my job!

beefydan

have you thought of an ex-hire bike? not sure when you are but have a look here
http://www.bikewales.co.uk/3726/ExHireSales.html

hth

jimothy78

I think you might have missed out of few posts there, Dan, but thanks for the thought.

jimothy78

New cassette installed tonight does indeed seem to have sorted out the skipping chain issue.

Reflectors and "rookie ring" removed to appease the style gods (not that you'd see the latter behind the new 34-tooth sprocket)


...Unfortunately, I fear I may be eternally damned for the new saddle instead :shock: :

The Rookie

Rest of the bike is looking good though!

I'll have to ad a pic of my Daughters Scott for comparison, similar model frame (Cables under top tube and mounts for continuous outers and hyraulic brakes) just a size smaller.

The Rookie

Here you are, looks a bit different to yours!


Brief spec
Scott YZ frame repainted, Suntour XC60 forks, a Spesh Lardrock rear wheel wrapped in a Panracer XC Pro and Carrera DDM front wrapped in an Onza Dave, Clarkes CMD5 brakes, truvative X-flow crankset (left crank is Suntour), Scott seatpost and a Selle San Marco saddle, stem is DDG, bars generic, it runs a 9 speed cassette with an Acera rear mech, STX-RC front and Deore shifters.

jimothy78

You've certainly upgraded a fair bit, haven't you? I think I'll let your daughter have that colour all to herself, though :shock:

This weekend I'm playing around with the front end of mine - replacing headset (FSA "The Pig"), Bars (Funn Fatboy 710mm), stem (adjustable jobbie to play around with position) and forks (RST delta pro - not much of an upgrade, I know, but they save me the best part of a kg, by my reckoning).

So far, I reckon I've spent £40 on just getting mine back in usable condition:

New cables, brake pads, noodles, grips, chain: £20
Used crankset and front wheel - £10
New 11-34T Acera cassette £10

plus this weekend's project/s will have cost me another £55 or so.

I think my front mech needs replacing, too, so that will be another job/expense :roll:

I'm fairly happy with what I've ended up with, and it's been a largely enjoyable experience. Now I just need to learn to ride the damn thing!

The Rookie

Not really upgraded, we bought the bike as 'spares or repairs' (practically nothing original then) for my elder daughter, we built that up over time into quite a nice bike before she reframed it into a dirty jo frame, we then cleaned up this frame and I reframed her CBR into this and used a few better bits I had laying around like the forks and brakes (she had Promax on the CBR), the tyres came off freecycle and we put them on her old bike to do Cannock for the first time.