qclabrat
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next build is Box, super good value with 46TXT's are a good value IMO. Super simple swap for the SLX too.
next build is Box, super good value with 46TXT's are a good value IMO. Super simple swap for the SLX too.
.6 miles into my after-work Hartshorne ride my shifter broke (shortening my ride to 1.2 miles). The nut that retains the levers/spring and other mechanisms came off inside the shifter. So I somehow managed to get that put back together and working once I got home. The bike is only 2 months old with a couple hundred miles on it but I wonder if it's time for a new shifter just for peace of mind? Could upgrade to an XT shifter (bike came with SLX).
my slx shifters on an old bike have been pretty bomb proof on a fat bike I ran hard for a year. Mtb parts don't fall apart that easily for the grade, deore as well. I'd take the bike back, it should be under some type of warrantyI am thinking I may just get an XT shifter. I would think this could be a warranty issue but I don't have much faith in the shop from where I bought the bike. I thought it was a reputable shop (to remain nameless) but they rubbed me the wrong way when I picked the bike up and a few things were not set up as I was told they were. Wish I found this site 2 months ago. Anyway....I was bummed to miss out the ride I had planned for today but on the bright side I learned how a Shimano shifter works. I am fairly handy and like to do as much of my own maintenance as possible so that's not necessarily a bad thing.
my slx shifters on an old bike have been pretty bomb proof on a fat bike I ran hard for a year. Mtb parts don't fall apart that easily for the grade, deore as well. I'd take the bike back, it should be under some type of warranty
Dude there isn't a better saddle out there but damn can they just use lighter rail technology.Some Brooks leather tape to match the saddle and bag View attachment 57348
I had same thing happen to my shifter, I noticed having trouble with it shifting. I found problem before it came apart. But I probably had 1000 miles on bike. I have xt. That was with rear derailleur. But my front derailleur kept giveing me problems after first week, after looking into it found that the cable wasn't in the eyelet, and when I loosened cable to make adjustment derailleur, it just feel out. Came from Trek that way. The Lbs took care of it and got me new. Pretty cool that you were able to get it back together lots little parts in there to get lost.I agree and may do just that.
The problem I had with this shifter was that the nut that holds the whole thing together and looks like it should be captured by 4 tabs on the washer beneath it was able to loosen as the tabs were just a touch too far apart to hold it in place. I would doubt it will fail again after being reassembled and the tabs crimped in a bit more.
I had same thing happen to my shifter, I noticed having trouble with it shifting. I found problem before it came apart. But I probably had 1000 miles on bike. I have xt. That was with rear derailleur. But my front derailleur kept giveing me problems after first week, after looking into it found that the cable wasn't in the eyelet, and when I loosened cable to make adjustment derailleur, it just feel out. Came from Trek that way. The Lbs took care of it and got me new. Pretty cool that you were able to get it back together lots little parts in there to get lost.
need shave off a part of an aluminum drop out to retrofit to my daughter's bike. Ideally if I had a CNC cutter I'd be all set. Don't own a Dremel, but would it do the job?
need to shave off about 5mm, too much for a raspAluminum's pretty soft, what's wrong with using a rasp?
need to shave off about 5mm, too much for a rasp
Put a Brooks saddle bag on that matches my bar tape and B-17 saddle. Pulled the decals off the wheels and put 40cm Maxis gravel tires on.... the tires have more of a road look to them but are handle well on road and dirt. Also hid my tubes up under the seat out of the way. View attachment 57823
The little silver thing on the seat post is for the Weehoo.