sunday when i saw it was a time for a change, killed the czar and his ministers

sungod
sungod Posts: 16,535
edited September 2019 in The bottom bracket
'ning

even nippier, at least it's dry, ridey ride
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • Morning. Autumn has arrived, at least it's a nice day. Well apart from being in work....
  • off sailing but it is chilly, so bacon and sausage cobs here we come.

    #warminthetummy
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,303
    Morning folks,
    Always thought you were a man of wealth and taste SG.
    Not such a slow start for me, going for a ride.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,147
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Not such a slow start for me, going for a ride.
    I'm having a slow start on your behalf.
    If anyone finds my mojo send it back this way.
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 21,863
    Great night last night/this morning

    Today is family tennis competition, hopefully back in time for the local
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    ...If anyone finds my mojo send it back this way.

    There is obviously some mass theft of mojo's at the moment.
    #classaction-vs-pixies?

    Sun/rain, sun/rain... etc

    Got to entertain toots somehow.
    Mixed feelings on this one - A bit like your mother in law driving off a cliff in your own Ferrari*: The local soft play area is closing down.

    Laters.

    *Or I should say Porker :D
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,482
    The soft play area would have become redundant soon anyway so don't fret.

    Average Sunday so far and to come. Will be largely out or away for the next couple of weekends so better get a few things sorted. Onwards to mundanity.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 16,535
    nippy ride, but finished with a very pleasant laze in the sun at sheltered table outside cafe

    think one of the freehub bearings is on the way out, started getting some creaks in high gears, time for a swap out
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    sungod wrote:

    think one of the freehub bearings is on the way out, started getting some creaks in high gears, time for a swap out

    Is that what this is? I get the same. Creaks on pulling away or battering a tall gear.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 16,535
    mine is the from the tiny bearings used in the dts190 fhb that lightweight use, they're really too small for the job, seem to need changing every couple of years

    but creaking under high torque can be many other things, bb, skewer, etc., you need to follow a process of elimination, swap over the wheel is an easy check to see if it's likely to be fhb (assuming you have a spare ready to go...)
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Recovery day here. Spent yesterday doing powertool-based gardening activities and were both seriously knackered as a result. So, big brekky, coffee before *and* after the dog walkies, then off to borrow a table saw from a mate to do stuff.

    Rode new bike on trainer, gears need adjusting. Hmmm. Also will be a better fit when new seatpost arrives which has some setback instead of straight.

    Pizza dinner, home made, excellent.
    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    Hoppy is big. That means he will put pressure on his bike that WILL elicit creaks and groans from the whole caboodle. Good luck finding them all :D
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Afternoon, speedy 50K this morning with some random Spaniard chasing me most of it. Found some lovely climbs out the back of Millbrook I didn't know about.

    Now flake, maybe have a flake, watch the GP then out for dinner and some whiskey, I do fancy a nice dram or eight...
  • bambino came 3rd, first silverware for him. much delight

    i dropped a boat on my broken toes so now have three broken, not previous two. much pain and sharp intake of breath.

    now scoffing fresh tomato soup laced with hot diggedy dog from rat pack c.2012.

    #.ouch.thatreallyhurts
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    Hoppy is big. That means he will put pressure on his bike that WILL elicit creaks and groans from the whole caboodle. Good luck finding them all :D
    Pah. It's a recent creak. :)

    It might just be because the bike is filthsome and unloved, due to lack of garden to work in and because I've left my work stand at the house. Also it won't go in the 11 tooth cog any more. It probably needs a clean and an index.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    edited September 2019
    strip, clean, fiddle. and then when you've done that, do the bike.

    its always quite relaxing to do a full service on a bike and make everything squeak free. do it. do it. do it order the new cables etc now. do it.

    #chillin'
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 12,675
    So if you meet me, have some courtesy, have some sympathy, and some taste
    Use all your well learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste.

    Actually many drivers were pretty considerate today. Ride ridden, 1st hour was hard, leg muscles just not in it, but started to ease off and ride became more enjoyable. Weather turned showery for last bit, now need to decide whether to venture outdoors for some gardening stuff, or just watch La Vuelta. Decisions, decisions.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    orraloon wrote:
    ...now need to decide whether to venture outdoors for some gardening stuff, or just watch La Vuelta. Decisions, decisions.

    Or oggle at girls with big thighs.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    sungod wrote:
    ...dts190 fhb...

    White industries hub?
    What rims and spokes are on them? Who built them?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 16,535
    no they're lightweight obermayers, internals and freehub are dt swiss 190s, rest is one piece of cf
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,303
    I was going to say Piña was right, but then he asked a question that had already been answered. So whilst he was right about Hopper he’s still all kinds of wrong.
    Hope you enjoyed the slow start thistle. Ride has been rid, very slow in places because it took in some very busy tourist spots, but then it is called the London Sightseer. Rode with a chap I didn’t know, turns out he went to the same school as me but he started when I was in the 6th form. Maybe next year Hoppy.
  • sungod wrote:
    no they're lightweight obermayers, internals and freehub are dt swiss 190s, rest is one piece of cf


    picture of whole set up please.

    obermayers. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

    #tdn&obermayers.lush
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    #tdn&obermayers.lush

    ...and seriously pricey.
    I thought those things would be a nightmare in the Island Sirocco's?
    At least the tabbies would hear him coming.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Oh wheels remind me, LBS fixed my wheel, well I say fixed it has a new hub etc, seems alright.

    Certainly not straining it with high torque maybe on its upper weight limit #cake. Still need to find some decent brake pads for them.
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 21,863
    Veronese68 wrote:
    I was going to say Piña was right, but then he asked a question that had already been answered. So whilst he was right about Hopper he’s still all kinds of wrong.
    Hope you enjoyed the slow start thistle. Ride has been rid, very slow in places because it took in some very busy tourist spots, but then it is called the London Sightseer. Rode with a chap I didn’t know, turns out he went to the same school as me but he started when I was in the 6th form. Maybe next year Hoppy.
    We need to organise a forum ride somewhere

    Kilimanjaro in October anyone?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    TLW1 wrote:
    We need to organise a forum ride somewhere

    Kilimanjaro in October anyone?

    Bored of Long Mynd and decided to up it a bit?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 21,863
    Pinno wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    We need to organise a forum ride somewhere

    Kilimanjaro in October anyone?

    Bored of Long Mynd and decided to up it a bit?
    Covers it perfectly
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    You'll need these:

    blackburn-local-rear-pannier.jpg?itok=ZphgjXWi

    For this:

    white_cap_0.png

    ...and cool them here:

    uhuru_sign_old.jpg
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,482
    Bottles of oxygen might be quite handy as well - that's over 1,000m higher than the top of Mont Blanc...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,331
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Bottles of oxygen might be quite handy as well - that's over 1,000m higher than the top of Mont Blanc...

    It'll shut him up for a while :D
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!