What have you done to your bike today?
- Thread starter Chris(NJ)
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jumpa
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Saint?
Well..saint Micheal is my patron saint (so my parents tell me, not very religious) and the beer is from the Philippines, and my name's miguel, and the gold kinda sorta matches my bars and fork. The beer is eeehh. Lol
qclabrat
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what are you used to clean those bearings?
02camaro
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I used brake clean and a tooth brush to clean them, then Let sit and dry and used automotive wheel bearing grease to lube them up.
moray42
Merman
Tandem project continued
- Filed out the hole previously drilled into the cut off stub of pedal stuck in one of the cranks. Removed spindle material until the peaks of the crank thread could be seen, and then managed to essentially unspool the spindle thread as though it were a long twisty wire.
- Polished cranks with dremel. Finished cleaning up the chainrings, and installed the cranks back on the frame. Also mounted chain guard bracket posts. Need to source a nut for the chain tensioning jockey wheel.
- Generic Bell white wall tires acquired. Unfortunately I only located 1 of a few 26" tubes I thought I had around. Will mount the front eventually. Adjusted wheel tension and true on the set last week. Not perfect, but good enough for what I'm working with (might still have a small hop). Weight-wise let's just say both are very boat anchor-like.
- Filed out the hole previously drilled into the cut off stub of pedal stuck in one of the cranks. Removed spindle material until the peaks of the crank thread could be seen, and then managed to essentially unspool the spindle thread as though it were a long twisty wire.
- Polished cranks with dremel. Finished cleaning up the chainrings, and installed the cranks back on the frame. Also mounted chain guard bracket posts. Need to source a nut for the chain tensioning jockey wheel.
- Generic Bell white wall tires acquired. Unfortunately I only located 1 of a few 26" tubes I thought I had around. Will mount the front eventually. Adjusted wheel tension and true on the set last week. Not perfect, but good enough for what I'm working with (might still have a small hop). Weight-wise let's just say both are very boat anchor-like.
Had to refine my SS set up.
The cups are to worn on the narrow ends and the gear would stay loose.
The cassette lock nut would bottom out on the hub body before it tightened everything up.
How did you get the lock nut on the flared end? That looks like it shouldn't work, and I also have those spacers. I have a bunch of regular spacers you can borrow for SSaP if you need, unless this works out.
I'm going to test it Wednesday or Thursday. It should be fine. Only has to last 40 miles then it will be a geared bike.
My singlespeed days are over.
It was a good run.
10speed XT with 11x40 sunrace cassette.
I also lost about 3/4 of an inch in wheel base.
It was a good run.
10speed XT with 11x40 sunrace cassette.
I also lost about 3/4 of an inch in wheel base.
qclabrat
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new project to replace the Lenz Leviathan, carbon wheels coming tomorrow but will be converting a set of Stans to 142.
Bike looks like it was ridden once or twice then left to get dusty for a year or two. I'll post a finished photo tomorrow.
the reverb dropper appears to be locked down. How do I get it to rebound?
Bike looks like it was ridden once or twice then left to get dusty for a year or two. I'll post a finished photo tomorrow.
the reverb dropper appears to be locked down. How do I get it to rebound?
Mr.Moto
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There is a speed adjust knurl at the end of the thumb trigger. Check to see if that is locking it down.
qclabrat
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I'm going to do a strip down and rebuild, will let you know when ready