saturday outside of society

sungod
sungod Posts: 17,336
in The bottom bracket
'ning

warm and sunny start forecast, though cloud later, alas no scorchio

ride cafes nyt, perhaps brekkie at colbert, be splendid
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    Morning, bright start , no need to water the garden this morning after last nights deluge, dog walked early bike ride planned, will catch a few rays later hopefully
    Have a good weekend
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,147
    Petrol based gardening before cider based drinking
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,354
    Slowish start, will head into town shortly to enjoy my newly reopened local cafe and drop some stuff at the charity shops. Dog walking and footy on the box later.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    It's sunny.
    Today will be mowstly painting.
    Tomorrow will be mowstly pedalling*.

    *Bicycle, not wares.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    Started off sunny, then clouded over, really humid and just lashed it down for 60 seconds.
    Marshalling a time trial later :worried:
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Off to do my own 'white roads' up on t'Ridgeway for a few hours before returning to watch on t'telly how to do so properly for the last bit of the Pro race.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Today mostly practising the art of bicycle maintenance.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    DHL and the art of bicycle maintenance.

    Doesn't quite roll off the tongue so easily.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,810
    Evening folks,
    Another hard day of coffee and lounging by the pool, went for quite a long walk through the woods yesterday and got eaten alive so thought I'd take it easy. Did see a few wild boar and some deer though. Thankfully even the boar decided to keep a respectable distance. Should probably crack a beer soon.
    oxoman said:

    You missed a word DHL. It's the dark art of bicycle maintenance

    Isn't it always a dark art where a dark haired lord is involved?
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Evening update on the dark art of bicycle maintenance to my daughters dolce:
    Fitted new crankset with sensible 165mm arms, no problem.
    Cut steerer and fitted new fork and headset bits, no problem.
    Tried refitting front brake, bugg3r.
    Anyone know where I can get a 35mm pivot nut?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    edited August 2020
    @darkhairedlord - I have a plethora of stainless steel bolts.
    Size (M4, M5, M6 etc)?
    Head (alen, phillips, hex head, Torx)?
    Thread pitch?

    A picture next to a tape measure would narrow it down.
    Do you need a deep nut to fit through the back of the fork?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,692
    darkhairedlord said:

    Evening update on the dark art of bicycle maintenance to my daughters dolce:
    Fitted new crankset with sensible 165mm arms, no problem.
    Cut steerer and fitted new fork and headset bits, no problem.
    Tried refitting front brake, bugg3r.
    Anyone know where I can get a 35mm pivot nut?

    I almost certainly have one in the Big Box Of Random Bike Bits, but current time from OH to OT is about 2 weeks.

    An LBS should have them, although 35mm is unusually long.


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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Hi
    , it's the recess nut. So the one that sinks into the back of the fork. I have a 25mm but that doesn't reach the the stud on the back of the brake. Really need a 35 or longer. Most of the usual online retailers dont stock these, only SJS who will take 8-10 days. I'll phone around s few local stores Monday if they are answering the phone.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    32mm?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Road-Brake-Caliper-Mount-Recessed-Allen-Key-Pivot-Bolt-Nut-10-32mm-Long/164306858525?hash=item264173b21d:g:d~cAAOSwYaZfHMiW
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    edited August 2020
    My wilier(s) have wide forks but the nut goes in some distance. It's not flush to the outside.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    So you end up sunk to the nuts?
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    pinno said:

    32mm?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Road-Brake-Caliper-Mount-Recessed-Allen-Key-Pivot-Bolt-Nut-10-32mm-Long/164306858525?hash=item264173b21d:g:d~cAAOSwYaZfHMiW

    Largest in stock is 31mm. But have found a 40mm at total cycling. I'll phone around locally tomorrow as I dont want to wait another week before my daughter can get back on her bike.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,810
    40mm and a bit of fettling sounds likely then
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    40 will probably do fine by my reckoning.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    Hope that's not too long - it will swivel about.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    I'll check my box tomorrow but I think I got rid of all the spares I had: I bought a set of 105 calipers years ago and each one came with 4 different length bolts.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Ha, I got the vernier out and measured it properly rather than a tape measure in the dark. I need a 30max or 28min. I'll see if I can pick one up tomorrow.

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